Chicopee Elks Landfill

Brownfield

Hampden County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
60.4
Good / 100

Chicopee Elks Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hampden County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 60.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.8 mi
Available capacity2 MW
LMP zoneISONE_WCMA
Wholesale LMP$45.00/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth32

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent Springfield MA
IXP distance4.4 mi
Fiber providers11
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance336.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage10 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHOME DEPOT STORE 2610
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index106.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Springfield MA
DC distance4.4 mi
Nearest rail1.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity16.80¢/kWh
Industrial electricity15.72¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,900
Land price / acre$13,611

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
39
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
95
Energy cost10%
67
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Chicopee Elks Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
STONY BROOKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.4
Stony BrookBrownfield422 MW70.4
LUDLOWSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.6
Riverside HolyokeBrownfield1 MW64.3
AGAWAMSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.8
PIPERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.7
ORCHARDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.1
SOUTH AGAWAM SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.9

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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