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Indian Orchard Solar Facility

Brownfield

Hampden County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
60.4
Good / 100

Indian Orchard Solar Facility 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 and a 3.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBRECKWOOD
Substation distance0.8 mi
Available capacity2 MW
LMP zoneISONE_WCMA
Wholesale LMP$45.00/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh
UtilityNSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANYinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth25
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLightboard ★ Massachusetts
IXP distance1.9 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage32.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance335.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage16 ac
Buildable load (est.)~6–16 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usebrownfield
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSUNOCO SERVICE STA
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index106.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLightboard ★ Massachusetts
DC distance1.9 mi
Nearest rail1.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.4 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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
45
Speed to power20%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
82
Energy cost10%
67
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
29
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
83
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Indian Orchard Solar Facility
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133485Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs67.3
AGAWAMSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs64.2
LUDLOWSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs62.6
Greenfield (LUDLOW - BARBOUR HILL)Greenfield345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs59.9
OZ HampdenGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.8
EC Near Chicopee ElectricGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.5
OZ HampdenGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.4
Former Grasso LandfillBrownfield115 kV2 MW3.9 yrs59.1

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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