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Old Groveland Rd. Landfill Solar

Brownfield

Essex County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
61.6
Good / 100

Old Groveland Rd. Landfill Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Essex County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 61.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN133616
Substation distance0.8 mi
Available capacity3 MW
Utility commercial rate0.16¢/kWh

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 distance8.7 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage58.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance422.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage129 ac
Buildable load (est.)~52–129 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity3 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBRENTWOOD FUNITURE INC
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index117.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNavisite Andover
DC distance8.7 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 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%
46
Speed to power20%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
75
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
53
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

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