Medical Area Total Energy Plant
BrownfieldSuffolk County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE
At a glance
Medical Area Total Energy Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, scoring 56.2/100 DC Readiness — 37th of 206 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 7 MW of candidate capacity here.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does Medical Area Total Energy Plant compare with other sites in Suffolk County?
Medical Area Total Energy Plant ranks 37th of 206 scored candidate sites in Suffolk County. Its 56.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.5. 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 water (92 vs 88) 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 Medical Area Total Energy Plant to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen Boston at 2.4 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lumen Boston, 2.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Medical Area Total Energy Plant?
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 (MEDICAL AREA TOTAL ENERGY PLANT). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Suffolk County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Suffolk County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYSTIC | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 72.4 |
| K STREET | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 72.4 |
| KINGSTON STREET | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 68.2 |
| NORTH CAMBRIDGE | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 68.1 |
| WAKEFIELD JUNCTION | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 67.9 |
| GOLDEN HILLS | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 67.0 |
| HYDE PARK | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 66.9 |
| WOBURN | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 66.9 |
Medical Area Total Energy Plant: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Medical Area Total Energy Plant?
Medical Area Total Energy Plant scores 56.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 37th of 206 scored sites in Suffolk County. The Suffolk County average is 56.5 and the Massachusetts average is 54.2.
Which electric utility serves Medical Area Total Energy Plant?
NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Medical Area Total Energy Plant in?
Medical Area Total Energy Plant is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Medical Area Total Energy Plant 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 Medical Area Total Energy Plant?
Parcel records list the owner as Medical Area Total Energy (private land).
How far is Medical Area Total Energy Plant from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen Boston, about 2.4 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, “Medical Area Total Energy Plant, Suffolk County, MA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/massachusetts/suffolk-county/medical-area-total-energy-plant-c5fe31a2 (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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