Bar Mills

Brownfield

York County, Maine · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
52.7
Fair / 100

Bar Mills is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in York County, Maine, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 52.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 4 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity4 MW
LMP zoneISONE_ME
Wholesale LMP$66.32/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth45
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPFirstLight Regen Hut
IXP distance13.0 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage39.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance478.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerBrookfield White Pine Hydro LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usehydro
Existing capacity4 MW
Retirement date2021-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBROOKFIELD FACILITY BAR MILLS
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index85.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFirstLight Data Center
DC distance14.9 mi
Nearest rail7.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.9 mi
Nearest fiber route38.8 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$7,643

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
48
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
96
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Bar Mills
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MAGUIRE ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.2
MAGUIRE ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN136751Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs67.2
BIDDEFORD IPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.3
Greenfield (BUXTON - DEERFIELD)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN133090Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN133064Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.8
BRANCH BROOKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.6

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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