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Former Factory Facility

Industrial

Hampshire County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
50.5
Fair / 100

Former Factory Facility is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 50.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 distance14.3 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage41.2%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Springfield MA
DC distance14.3 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%
30
Speed to power20%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
75
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Factory Facility
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ HampshireGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.3
Belchertown Road Landfill SolarBrownfield115 kV4 MW3.9 yrs58.3
OZ HampshireGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN140782Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.8
Eastham LandfillBrownfield115 kV1 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

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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