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Braintree Landfill

Brownfield

Norfolk County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
58.9
Good / 100

Braintree Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 58.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationGROVE STREET
Substation distance1.7 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity1 MW
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh
UtilityTOWN OF BRAINTREE - (MA)municipal

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 IXPColoSpace - Rockland, MA
IXP distance5.9 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage81.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance404.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity1 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 siteBRAINTREE AUTO BODY CO INC
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index134.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterColoSpace - Rockland, MA
DC distance5.9 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity16.56¢/kWh
Industrial electricity16.31¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,900
Land price / acre$20,134

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%
33
Speed to power20%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
93
Energy cost10%
74
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
38
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Braintree Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HOLBROOKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs64.8
AUBURN STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs64.5
WEST WALPOLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs64.2
STOUGHTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN132928Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs63.7
WEST MEDWAYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs63.7
BERRY STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN133458Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs62.6

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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