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Worcester County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
58.7
Good / 100

VERNON HILL is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Worcester County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 58.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationVERNON HILL
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth48
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCrown Castle Worcester (474 Main)
IXP distance1.7 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage41.4%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCrown Castle Worcester (474 Main)
DC distance1.7 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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
78
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near VERNON HILL
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MILLBURY NO. 3Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs63.2
WACHUSETTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs63.1
CARPENTER HILLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs61.7
OZ WorcesterGreenfield3.5 yrs61.5
Greenwood St. LandfillBrownfield115 kV8 MW3.9 yrs61.1
PRATTS JUNCTIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs60.5
OZ WorcesterGreenfield3.5 yrs59.9
OZ WorcesterGreenfield3.5 yrs59.5

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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