Boardwalk Hall East
IndustrialAtlantic County, New Jersey · PJM
At a glance
Boardwalk Hall East is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Atlantic County, New Jersey, scoring 47.3/100 DC Readiness — 25th of 49 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 2.7 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: UEZ sales tax exemption (reduced rate); BEIP/Grow NJ incentives for job creation.
Site location
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How does Boardwalk Hall East compare with other sites in Atlantic County?
Boardwalk Hall East ranks 25th of 49 scored candidate sites in Atlantic County. Its 47.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 49.3. It is about 14% below the New Jersey average of 55.2 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the New Jersey average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (72 vs 69) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (56 vs 86). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Boardwalk Hall East to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is EMILIE EMIL7TR XFORMER H 230 KV (PJM), 59 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is TierPoint Philadelphia at 53.6 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00607483487, 52 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Boardwalk Hall East?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Atlantic County "Relatively Moderate".
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 Atlantic County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Solar Carport | Brownfield | — | 0 MW | 2.7 yrs | 60.4 |
| CARDIFF | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.7 yrs | 57.4 |
| OZ Atlantic | Greenfield | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 54.3 |
| LEWIS | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 2.7 yrs | 53.6 |
| EC Near Missouri Avenue | Greenfield | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 53.6 |
| BL ENGLAND STATION | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 2.7 yrs | 53.5 |
| UNKNOWN132233 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 2.7 yrs | 53.5 |
| SCULL | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 2.7 yrs | 53.4 |
Boardwalk Hall East: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Boardwalk Hall East?
Boardwalk Hall East scores 47.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 25th of 49 scored sites in Atlantic County. The Atlantic County average is 49.3 and the New Jersey average is 55.2.
Which electric utility serves Boardwalk Hall East?
ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Boardwalk Hall East in?
Boardwalk Hall East is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Boardwalk Hall East from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is TierPoint Philadelphia, about 53.6 miles away; 6 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, “Boardwalk Hall East, Atlantic County, NJ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-jersey/atlantic-county/boardwalk-hall-east-e8580212 (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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