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US Post Office

Industrial

Essex County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
53.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

US Post Office is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Essex County, Massachusetts, scoring 53.9/100 DC Readiness — 101st of 216 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ISO-NE grid region and the CITY OF PEABODY - (MA) service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityCITY OF PEABODY - (MA)municipal

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth25
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEXA CLS Lynn
IXP distance4.9 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage58.9%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterEXA CLS Lynn
DC distance4.9 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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does US Post Office compare with other sites in Essex County?

US Post Office ranks 101st of 216 scored candidate sites in Essex County. Its 53.9/100 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 fiber connectivity (88 vs 79) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 35). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is US Post Office to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EXA CLS Lynn at 4.9 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is EXA CLS Lynn, 4.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at US Post Office?

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.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
88
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
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 US Post Office
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WARD HILLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN136229Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.0
Old Groveland Rd. Landfill SolarBrownfield—3 MW4.3 yrs62.5
Huntington Avenue LandfillBrownfield115 kV1 MW4.3 yrs61.9
OZ EssexGreenfield——4.3 yrs61.5
TAP140678Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.9
SOUTH BROADWAYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.9
Greenfield (WAKEFIELD JUNCTION - TEWKSBURY)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs60.9

US Post Office: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of US Post Office?

US Post Office scores 53.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 101st of 216 scored sites in Essex County. The Essex County average is 54.5 and the Massachusetts average is 54.2.

Which electric utility serves US Post Office?

CITY OF PEABODY - (MA) (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is US Post Office in?

US Post Office is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is US Post Office from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is EXA CLS Lynn, about 4.9 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, “US Post Office, Essex County, MA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/massachusetts/essex-county/us-post-office-82220bf7 (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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