EC Near Newark America Mill

Greenfield

Worcester County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
52.1
Fair / 100

EC Near Newark America Mill is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Worcester County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 52.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneISONE_MA
Wholesale LMP$69.64/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/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 IXPIron Mountain Data Center - Boston (BOS-1)
IXP distance23.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage40.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance385.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerFitchburg, City Of
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index124.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIron Mountain Data Center - Boston (BOS-1)
DC distance23.9 mi
Nearest rail4.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline10.1 mi
Nearest fiber route31.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity17.00¢/kWh
Industrial electricity15.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,900
Land price / acre$15,447

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%
64
Energy cost10%
59
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
46
Gas pipeline2%
68
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Newark America Mill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MILLBURY NO. 3Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.3
MILLBURY NO. 3Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs67.0
PRATTS JUNCTIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs66.2
WACHUSETTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.6
NASHUA STREETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.3
VERNON HILLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.2
BLOOMINGDALESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.0
CARPENTER HILLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.9

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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