Essex Shipbuilding Museum
IndustrialEssex County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE
At a glance
Essex Shipbuilding Museum is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Essex County, Massachusetts, scoring 52.3/100 DC Readiness — 195th of 216 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ISO-NE grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does Essex Shipbuilding Museum compare with other sites in Essex County?
Essex Shipbuilding Museum ranks 195th of 216 scored candidate sites in Essex County. Its 52.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.5. It is roughly in line with the Massachusetts average of 54.2 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Massachusetts average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (78 vs 76) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (74 vs 79). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Essex Shipbuilding Museum to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EXA CLS Lynn at 15.1 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is EXA CLS Lynn, 15.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Essex Shipbuilding Museum?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Essex County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Essex County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARD HILL | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 65.9 |
| UNKNOWN136229 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.0 |
| Old Groveland Rd. Landfill Solar | Brownfield | — | 3 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.5 |
| Huntington Avenue Landfill | Brownfield | 115 kV | 1 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.9 |
| OZ Essex | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.5 |
| TAP140678 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 60.9 |
| SOUTH BROADWAY | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 60.9 |
| Greenfield (WAKEFIELD JUNCTION - TEWKSBURY) | Greenfield | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 60.9 |
Essex Shipbuilding Museum: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Essex Shipbuilding Museum?
Essex Shipbuilding Museum scores 52.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 195th of 216 scored sites in Essex County. The Essex County average is 54.5 and the Massachusetts average is 54.2.
What grid region is Essex Shipbuilding Museum in?
Essex Shipbuilding Museum is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Essex Shipbuilding Museum from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is EXA CLS Lynn, about 15.1 miles away; 8 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, “Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Essex County, MA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/massachusetts/essex-county/essex-shipbuilding-museum-33418b43 (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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