EC Near Chicopee Electric

Greenfield

Hampden County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
59.4
Good / 100

EC Near Chicopee Electric is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hampden County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 59.4/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneISONE_MA
Wholesale LMP$69.64/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/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 IXPLightboard ★ Massachusetts
IXP distance2.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage40.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance334.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerArmstrong David M & Sherry K
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBRETTA AUTOMOTIVE
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index124.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLightboard ★ Massachusetts
DC distance2.9 mi
Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
Nearest fiber route55.2 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%
30
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
83
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
46
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 EC Near Chicopee Electric
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.

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