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137 Willie Street

Industrial

Middlesex, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
56.1
Good / 100

At a glance

137 Willie Street is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Middlesex, Massachusetts, scoring 56.1/100 DC Readiness — 70th of 281 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ISO-NE grid region and the MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANS AUTHORITY service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityMASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANS AUTHORITYpolitical subdivision

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 IXPMarkley Group Lowell
IXP distance1.1 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage91.9%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterMarkley Data Center
DC distance1.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity17.00¢/kWh
Industrial electricity16.19¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,900
Land price / acre$22,138

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does 137 Willie Street compare with other sites in Middlesex?

137 Willie Street ranks 70th of 281 scored candidate sites in Middlesex. Its 56.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.9. 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 (99 vs 79) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 35). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is 137 Willie Street to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Markley Group Lowell at 1.1 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Markley Data Center, 1.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 137 Willie Street?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Middlesex "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%
99
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near 137 Willie Street
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133682Substation-Adjacent450 kV600 MW4.3 yrs68.3
TEWKSBURY NO. 22ASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.2
LEXINGTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.0
WALTHAMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.3
SUDBURYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.7
Westford St. LandfillBrownfield—2 MW4.3 yrs64.7
Industri-plex SolarBrownfield345 kV4 MW4.3 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN140692Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.6

137 Willie Street: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of 137 Willie Street?

137 Willie Street scores 56.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 70th of 281 scored sites in Middlesex. The Middlesex average is 56.9 and the Massachusetts average is 54.2.

Which electric utility serves 137 Willie Street?

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANS AUTHORITY (political subdivision) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is 137 Willie Street in?

137 Willie Street is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is 137 Willie Street in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

How far is 137 Willie Street from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Markley Group Lowell, about 1.1 miles away; 11 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, “137 Willie Street, Middlesex, MA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/massachusetts/middlesex/137-willie-street-14832c01 (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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