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EC Near Cabot Holyoke

Greenfield

Hampden County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
55.1
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Cabot Holyoke is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hampden County, Massachusetts, scoring 55.1/100 DC Readiness — 43rd of 175 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ISO-NE grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneISONE_MA
Wholesale LMP$69.64/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh

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 IXPCogent Springfield MA
IXP distance12.3 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage32.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance340.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactHampden County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHADLEY AD 1 LLC
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index124.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Springfield MA
DC distance12.3 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
Nearest fiber route30.5 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

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 EC Near Cabot Holyoke compare with other sites in Hampden County?

EC Near Cabot Holyoke ranks 43rd of 175 scored candidate sites in Hampden County. Its 55.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.8. 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 water (88 vs 88) and its weakest is natural hazard (68 vs 76). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Cabot Holyoke to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Cogent Springfield MA at 12.3 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Cogent Springfield MA, 12.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Cabot Holyoke?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (HADLEY AD 1 LLC). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Hampden 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%
74
Energy cost10%
58
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
46
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Cabot Holyoke
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133485Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs68.5
AGAWAMSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.2
LUDLOWSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs64.6
Indian Orchard Solar FacilityBrownfield—2 MW4.3 yrs61.6
Former Grasso LandfillBrownfield115 kV2 MW4.3 yrs60.3
WEST SPRINGFIELDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.1
CADWELL SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.0
OZ HampdenGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.8

EC Near Cabot Holyoke: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Cabot Holyoke?

EC Near Cabot Holyoke scores 55.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 43rd of 175 scored sites in Hampden County. The Hampden County average is 54.8 and the Massachusetts average is 54.2.

What grid region is EC Near Cabot Holyoke in?

EC Near Cabot Holyoke is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Cabot Holyoke in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near Cabot Holyoke?

Parcel records list the owner as Barstows Longview Farm Inc. (private land).

How far is EC Near Cabot Holyoke from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Cogent Springfield MA, about 12.3 miles away; 10 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, “EC Near Cabot Holyoke, Hampden County, MA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/massachusetts/hampden-county/ec-near-cabot-holyoke-a9ea4625 (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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