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Essex County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
57.0
Good / 100

KING STREET is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Essex County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 57.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationKING STREET
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
UtilityTOWN OF GROVELAND - (MA)not available

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth25
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNavisite Andover
IXP distance10.5 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage58.9%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterNavisite Andover
DC distance10.5 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

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power20%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
80
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near KING STREET
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WARD HILLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN136229Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.1
Old Groveland Rd. Landfill SolarBrownfield—3 MW3.9 yrs61.6
OZ EssexGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.4
Huntington Avenue LandfillBrownfield115 kV1 MW3.9 yrs60.8
OZ EssexGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.8
Greenfield (WAKEFIELD JUNCTION - TEWKSBURY)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN136235Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs58.9

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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