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Westford St. Landfill

Brownfield

Middlesex, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
64.4
Good / 100

Westford St. Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Middlesex, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 64.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN172841
Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity2 MW
LMP zoneISONE_NEMA
Wholesale LMP$47.20/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth48
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMarkley Group Lowell
IXP distance1.0 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage91.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance406.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage42 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteLOWELL COGENERATION COMPANY LP
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index128.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMarkley Data Center
DC distance1.1 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.4 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

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%
50
Speed to power15%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
99
Energy cost10%
65
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
43
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Westford St. Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133682Substation-Adjacent450 kV600 MW3.9 yrs66.4
TEWKSBURY NO. 22ASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs66.2
LEXINGTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs66.2
WALTHAMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs65.6
Industri-plex SolarBrownfield345 kV4 MW3.9 yrs64.2
SUDBURYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs63.5
UNKNOWN140692Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs63.2
OZ MiddlesexGreenfield3.5 yrs62.2

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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