West Station (NJ)

Brownfield

Cumberland, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
56.9
Good / 100

West Station (NJ) is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Cumberland, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 27 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity27 MW
LMP zonePJM_PSEG
Wholesale LMP$40.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth266
Avg queue wait2.6 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTierPoint Philadelphia
IXP distance28.4 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage44.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance134.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCity of Vineland
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity27 MW
Retirement date2022-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteC R CHARLEN INC T A MAACO AUTO PAINTING
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index112.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 607483487
DC distance24.7 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline20.2 mi
Nearest fiber route0.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.53¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days4,900
Land price / acre$11,056

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
26
Speed to power15%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
75
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
56
Gas pipeline2%
35
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near West Station (NJ)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CUMBERLAND (NJ)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs67.5
SHERMAN STATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.6 yrs62.4
EC Near Howard DownGreenfield2.6 yrs61.5
UNIOIN STATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.6 yrs60.8
OZ CumberlandGreenfield2.6 yrs59.6
LINCOLN STATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.6 yrs59.1
EC Near Carlls CornerGreenfield2.6 yrs59.0
EC Near Howard DownGreenfield2.6 yrs58.7

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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