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Randolph Electric

Brownfield

Norfolk County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
56.5
Good / 100

At a glance

Randolph Electric is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, scoring 56.5/100 DC Readiness — 47th of 73 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ISO-NE grid region and the NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 3 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneISONE_MA
Wholesale LMP$69.64/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh
UtilityNSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANYinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

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 IXPColoSpace - Rockland, MA
IXP distance9.4 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage81.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance399.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space
Former usegas
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2010-06-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBFI RANDOLPH LANDFILL
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index134.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterColoSpace - Rockland, MA
DC distance9.4 mi
Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route63.9 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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How does Randolph Electric compare with other sites in Norfolk County?

Randolph Electric ranks 47th of 73 scored candidate sites in Norfolk County. Its 56.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.5. 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 (89 vs 79) and its weakest is power availability (23 vs 35). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Randolph Electric to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ColoSpace - Rockland, MA at 9.4 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is ColoSpace - Rockland, MA, 9.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Randolph Electric?

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. A Superfund site is nearby (BFI RANDOLPH LANDFILL). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Norfolk County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power20%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
89
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
38
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Randolph Electric
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HOLBROOKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.7
AUBURN STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.5
STOUGHTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.2
WEST WALPOLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.1
WEST MEDWAYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs65.7
UNKNOWN132928Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs65.7
BERRY STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN133458Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.6

Randolph Electric: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Randolph Electric?

Randolph Electric scores 56.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 47th of 73 scored sites in Norfolk County. The Norfolk County average is 58.5 and the Massachusetts average is 54.2.

Which electric utility serves Randolph Electric?

NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Randolph Electric in?

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

Is Randolph Electric 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 Randolph Electric?

Parcel records list the owner as Homeworks Properties Inc (private land).

How far is Randolph Electric from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ColoSpace - Rockland, MA, about 9.4 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, “Randolph Electric, Norfolk County, MA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/massachusetts/norfolk-county/randolph-electric-06989329 (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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