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Modern Container/Box Factory

Industrial

Burlington County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
50.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

Modern Container/Box Factory is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Burlington County, New Jersey, scoring 50.4/100 DC Readiness — 22nd of 28 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the PUBLIC SERVICE ELEC & GAS CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 2.7 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityPUBLIC SERVICE ELEC & GAS COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.1 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth720
Avg queue wait2.7 yrs
Recent queue wait5.1 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQTS Princeton (PJC1)
IXP distance13.4 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage38.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score57/100

Location context

Nearest datacenter501 West
DC distance12.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.16¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.51¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days4,900
Land price / acre$12,875

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

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How does Modern Container/Box Factory compare with other sites in Burlington County?

Modern Container/Box Factory ranks 22nd of 28 scored candidate sites in Burlington County. Its 50.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.6. It is roughly in line with the New Jersey average of 55.2 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the New Jersey average, its strongest sub-score is water (84 vs 84) and its weakest is natural hazard (57 vs 69). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Modern Container/Box Factory to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is EMILIE EMIL7TR XFORMER H 230 KV (PJM), 6 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is QTS Princeton (PJC1) at 13.4 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is 501 West, 12.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Modern Container/Box Factory?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Burlington County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
76
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
57
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Modern Container/Box Factory
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN132248Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs60.6
LUMBERTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs60.2
EC Coal Burlington CountyGreenfield——2.7 yrs59.2
EC Coal Burlington CountyGreenfield——2.7 yrs59.1
OZ BurlingtonGreenfield——2.7 yrs58.8
OZ BurlingtonGreenfield——2.7 yrs58.7
EC Near PSEG Burlington Generating StationGreenfield——2.7 yrs58.0
Laddi Corp (GSHP)Brownfield——2.7 yrs57.2

Modern Container/Box Factory: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Modern Container/Box Factory?

Modern Container/Box Factory scores 50.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 22nd of 28 scored sites in Burlington County. The Burlington County average is 53.6 and the New Jersey average is 55.2.

Which electric utility serves Modern Container/Box Factory?

PUBLIC SERVICE ELEC & GAS CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP.

What grid region is Modern Container/Box Factory in?

Modern Container/Box Factory is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Modern Container/Box Factory in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

How far is Modern Container/Box Factory from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is QTS Princeton (PJC1), about 13.4 miles away; 9 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, “Modern Container/Box Factory, Burlington County, NJ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-jersey/burlington-county/modern-container-box-factory-0697abd4 (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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