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EC Near Salem Harbor

Greenfield

Essex County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
51.5
Fair / 100

EC Near Salem Harbor is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Essex County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 51.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneISONE_MA
Wholesale LMP$69.64/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.16¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth48
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEXA CLS Lynn
IXP distance8.7 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage58.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance423.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactEssex County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability0.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired oil plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone VE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score53/100
Construction cost index124.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEXA CLS Lynn
DC distance8.7 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
Nearest fiber route5.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity16.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity16.09¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,900
Land price / acre$20,111

Site location

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
83
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
53
Buildability7%
0
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
46
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Salem Harbor
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WARD HILLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs64.1
Old Groveland Rd. Landfill SolarBrownfield3 MW3.9 yrs62.4
OZ EssexGreenfield3.5 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN136229Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.7
Huntington Avenue LandfillBrownfield115 kV1 MW3.9 yrs61.6
OZ EssexGreenfield3.5 yrs60.5
TAP140678Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.7
Greenfield (WAKEFIELD JUNCTION - TEWKSBURY)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs59.6

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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