EC Near Middle Station
GreenfieldCape May County, New Jersey · PJM
At a glance
EC Near Middle Station is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cape May County, New Jersey, scoring 42.5/100 DC Readiness — 32nd of 32 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, 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
Site characteristics
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.
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How does EC Near Middle Station compare with other sites in Cape May County?
EC Near Middle Station ranks 32nd of 32 scored candidate sites in Cape May County. Its 42.5/100 is about 13% below the county average of 48.8. It is about 23% below the New Jersey average of 55.2 and about 20% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the New Jersey average, its strongest sub-score is water (88 vs 84) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (22 vs 86). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Middle Station to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is EMILIE EMIL7TR XFORMER H 230 KV (PJM), 77 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is TierPoint Philadelphia at 63.6 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00607483487, 60.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Middle Station?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.80 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Cape May 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 Cape May County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS STATION | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.7 yrs | 57.4 |
| EC Near Woodbine Landfill Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 53.8 |
| OZ Cape May | Greenfield | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 53.5 |
| Middle Station | Brownfield | — | 80 MW | 2.7 yrs | 53.2 |
| EC Near Middle Station | Greenfield | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 52.5 |
| EC Near Middle Station | Greenfield | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 52.3 |
| EC Near Woodbine Landfill Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 52.1 |
| EC Coal Cape May County | Greenfield | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 51.5 |
EC Near Middle Station: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Middle Station?
EC Near Middle Station scores 42.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 32nd of 32 scored sites in Cape May County. The Cape May County average is 48.8 and the New Jersey average is 55.2.
What grid region is EC Near Middle Station in?
EC Near Middle Station is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Middle Station in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns EC Near Middle Station?
Parcel records list the owner as ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO (private land).
How far is EC Near Middle Station from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is TierPoint Philadelphia, about 63.6 miles away; 4 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, “EC Near Middle Station, Cape May County, NJ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-jersey/cape-may-county/ec-near-middle-station-fbb06802 (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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