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EC Near Cherry Street

Greenfield

Middlesex, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
58.8
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Cherry Street is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Middlesex, Massachusetts, scoring 58.8/100 DC Readiness — 55th of 281 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ISO-NE grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneISONE_MA
Wholesale LMP$69.64/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh

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 IXPCrown Castle Marlboro (34 St Martin)
IXP distance1.4 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage91.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance383.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerDenapoli, Janet S
Land contactMiddlesex County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index124.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBDC1 - 34 Saint Martin Dr
DC distance1.4 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.7 mi
Nearest fiber route66.3 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 EC Near Cherry Street compare with other sites in Middlesex?

EC Near Cherry Street ranks 55th of 281 scored candidate sites in Middlesex. Its 58.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.9. It is roughly in line with the Massachusetts average of 54.2 and about 11% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Massachusetts average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (98 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 EC Near Cherry Street to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Crown Castle Marlboro (34 St Martin) at 1.4 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is BDC1 - 34 Saint Martin Dr, 1.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Cherry Street?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. 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%
98
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
46
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Cherry 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

EC Near Cherry Street: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Cherry Street?

EC Near Cherry Street scores 58.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 55th of 281 scored sites in Middlesex. The Middlesex average is 56.9 and the Massachusetts average is 54.2.

What grid region is EC Near Cherry Street in?

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

Is EC Near Cherry Street in a flood zone?

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

Who owns EC Near Cherry Street?

Parcel records list the owner as Denapoli, Janet S (private land).

How far is EC Near Cherry Street from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Crown Castle Marlboro (34 St Martin), about 1.4 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, “EC Near Cherry Street, Middlesex, MA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/massachusetts/middlesex/ec-near-cherry-street-ddcf65ea (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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