Essex County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
63.1
Good / 100

TAP137044 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Essex County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 63.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP137044
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zoneISONE_MA
Wholesale LMP$69.64/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.16¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth32
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNavisite Andover
IXP distance2.8 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage58.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance416.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerFITCHBURG GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCLEAN HARBORS ANDOVER LLC
Hazard sub-score53/100
Construction cost index117.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNavisite Andover
DC distance2.8 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
Nearest fiber route31.6 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
87
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
83
Energy cost10%
57
Water risk8%
93
Natural hazard8%
53
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
53
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 TAP137044
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP137045Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.6
SOUTH BROADWAYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.2
NORTH READINGSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.9
WEST ANDOVERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.7
TAP136225Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.4
TAP137040Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.3
RISER174342Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.3
WEST SALEMSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.1

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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