EC Near New Boston Generating Station

Greenfield

Suffolk County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
50.6
Fair / 100

EC Near New Boston Generating Station is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 50.6/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneISONE_MA
Wholesale LMP$69.64/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.18¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth32
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP230 Congress
IXP distance7.3 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage40.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance412.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerNSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index124.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter230 Congress
DC distance7.3 mi
Nearest rail6.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.4 mi
Nearest fiber route51.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity17.62¢/kWh
Industrial electricity16.73¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,900
Land price / acre$52,340

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
76
Energy cost10%
57
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
46
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near New Boston Generating Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KINGSTON STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.2
K STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs71.1
NORTH CAMBRIDGESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.6
GOLDEN HILLSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.4
MYSTICSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.1
WAKEFIELD JUNCTIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.5
Mystic Generating StationBrownfield2,844 MW3.5 yrs66.9
WOBURNSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.7

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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