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Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company

Industrial

Knox County, Maine · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
49.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Knox County, Maine, scoring 49.5/100 DC Readiness — 42nd of 42 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ISO-NE grid region and the FOX ISLANDS ELECTRIC COOP, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityFOX ISLANDS ELECTRIC COOP, INCnot available

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth13
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUniversity of Maine - Neville Telecom Colo
IXP distance57.3 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage60.1%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score85/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterUniversity of Maine - Neville Telecom Colo
DC distance57.3 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$5,875

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company compare with other sites in Knox County?

Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company ranks 42nd of 42 scored candidate sites in Knox County. Its 49.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.1. It is roughly in line with the Maine average of 53.5 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Maine average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (85 vs 84) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (51 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is University of Maine - Neville Telecom Colo at 57.3 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is University of Maine - Neville Telecom Colo, 57.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Knox County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
96
Natural hazard6%
85
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DRAGON CEMENTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.4
PARK STREETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.4
HIGHLANDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.3
MEADOW ROADSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.3
TAP136787Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.3
TAP136785Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.0
Friendship Plumbing and HeatingIndustrial——4.3 yrs51.7
Former Crowe Rope Industries, LLCIndustrial——4.3 yrs51.5

Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company?

Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company scores 49.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 42nd of 42 scored sites in Knox County. The Knox County average is 52.1 and the Maine average is 53.5.

Which electric utility serves Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company?

FOX ISLANDS ELECTRIC COOP, INC (not available) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company in?

Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is University of Maine - Neville Telecom Colo, about 57.3 miles away; 12 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Isle Au Haut Electric Power Company, Knox County, ME”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/maine/knox-county/isle-au-haut-electric-power-company-344ec792 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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