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OZ Hampden

Greenfield

Hampden County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
59.5
Good / 100

OZ Hampden is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hampden County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 59.5/100 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 depth48
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent Springfield MA
IXP distance8.0 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage32.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance327.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactHampden County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Springfield MA
DC distance8.0 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.0 mi
Nearest fiber route42.4 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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
78
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Hampden
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133485Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs66.1
AGAWAMSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs64.2
LUDLOWSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs62.2
Indian Orchard Solar FacilityBrownfield2 MW3.9 yrs61.5
OZ HampdenGreenfield3.5 yrs60.4
Former Grasso LandfillBrownfield115 kV2 MW3.9 yrs60.2
EC Near Chicopee ElectricGreenfield3.5 yrs60.1
OZ HampdenGreenfield3.5 yrs60.0

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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