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EC Near Bergen Generating Station

Greenfield

Bergen County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
62.6
Good / 100

EC Near Bergen Generating Station is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Bergen County, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 62.6/100 DC Readiness and a 2.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PSEG
Wholesale LMP$40.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth222
Avg queue wait2.6 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPWhiteLabelITSolutions
IXP distance5.8 mi
Fiber providers14
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance227.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactBergen County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTOYO INK AMERICA INC
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index111.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 802054282
DC distance4.2 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.2 mi
Nearest fiber route90.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.88¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.95¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days4,900
Land price / acre$188,137

Incentive detail: UEZ sales tax exemption (reduced rate); BEIP/Grow NJ incentives for job creation.

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%
30
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
94
Energy cost10%
73
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Bergen Generating Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Hackensack Solar FarmBrownfield230 kV1 MW3.8 yrs66.8
MAYWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.9
Diamond Chemical Co. SolarBrownfield1 MW3.8 yrs65.8
WALDWICKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs65.7
SADDLE BROOKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.6
EC Near Bergen Generating StationGreenfield2.6 yrs65.6
Carlstadt Scientific Chemical Processing , Inc.Brownfield2 MW3.8 yrs64.8
NEW MILFORDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.7

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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