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EC Near Stony Brook

Greenfield

Hampden County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
54.7
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near Stony Brook is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hampden County, Massachusetts, scoring 54.7/100 DC Readiness — 44th 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 IXPLightboard ★ Massachusetts
IXP distance3.3 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage32.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance336.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactHampden County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
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 siteALFRED M GLICKMAN SCHOOL
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index124.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLightboard ★ Massachusetts
DC distance3.3 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.7 mi
Nearest fiber route42.9 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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How does EC Near Stony Brook compare with other sites in Hampden County?

EC Near Stony Brook ranks 44th of 175 scored candidate sites in Hampden County. Its 54.7/100 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 fiber connectivity (80 vs 79) 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 Stony Brook to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Lightboard ★ Massachusetts at 3.3 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lightboard ★ Massachusetts, 3.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Stony Brook?

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 (ALFRED M GLICKMAN SCHOOL). 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%
80
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
46
Gas pipeline2%
85
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 Stony Brook
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 Stony Brook: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Stony Brook?

EC Near Stony Brook scores 54.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 44th 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 Stony Brook in?

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

Is EC Near Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook?

Parcel records list the owner as Western New England College (private land).

How far is EC Near Stony Brook from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Lightboard ★ Massachusetts, about 3.3 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 Stony Brook, Hampden County, MA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/massachusetts/hampden-county/ec-near-stony-brook-87f61ccd (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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