Cumberland County, Maine · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
74.8
Excellent / 100

BUXTON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Cumberland County, Maine, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 74.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBUXTON
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zoneISONE_NH
Wholesale LMP$68.97/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth6
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPFirstLight Regen Hut
IXP distance12.7 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage58.4%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance480.5 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerCentral Maine Power Company
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability85.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Barren Land

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCENTRAL MAINE POWER
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index95.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFirstLight Data Center
DC distance14.6 mi
Nearest rail7.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.1 mi
Nearest fiber route42.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity13.95¢/kWh
Industrial electricity12.34¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days7,500
Land price / acre$9,968

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
87
Speed to power15%
60
Fiber connectivity12%
80
Energy cost10%
65
Water risk8%
95
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
85
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Cumberland County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near BUXTON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RAVEN FARMSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.8
SURROWIECSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.7
BUXTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs71.6
SOUTH GORHAMSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.9
PRIDES CORNERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs67.9
SEWALLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs66.8
TAP136733Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs66.8
ELM STREETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs66.5

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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