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Belchertown Road Landfill Solar

Brownfield

Hampshire County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
58.3
Good / 100

Belchertown Road Landfill Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 58.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 4 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationAMHERST
Substation distance0.6 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity4 MW
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 IXPCogent Springfield MA
IXP distance17.8 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage41.2%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance347.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage56 ac
Buildable load (est.)~22–56 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity4 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 siteCOLLEGE STREET MOTORS
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index93.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Springfield MA
DC distance17.8 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity16.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity15.84¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,900
Land price / acre$10,568

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%
40
Speed to power20%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
76
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Belchertown Road Landfill Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ HampshireGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.3
OZ HampshireGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.2
Eastham LandfillBrownfield115 kV1 MW3.9 yrs56.8
UNKNOWN140782Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.8
UNKNOWN133475Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN133478Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN133474Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.6
FIVE CORNERSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.5

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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