Williamstown Head Start Center
IndustrialGloucester County, New Jersey · PJM
At a glance
Williamstown Head Start Center is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Gloucester County, New Jersey, scoring 51.0/100 DC Readiness — 28th of 30 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
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.
Site location
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How does Williamstown Head Start Center compare with other sites in Gloucester County?
Williamstown Head Start Center ranks 28th of 30 scored candidate sites in Gloucester County. Its 51.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.5. 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 natural hazard (72 vs 69) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (73 vs 86). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Williamstown Head Start Center to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is EMILIE EMIL7TR XFORMER H 230 KV (PJM), 33 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is TierPoint Philadelphia at 16.7 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00607483487, 14.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Williamstown Head Start Center?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Gloucester 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 Gloucester County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury High School & Annex (GSHP) | Brownfield | 230 kV | — | 2.7 yrs | 65.2 |
| Paulsboro Terminal Landfill | Brownfield | 230 kV | 0 MW | 2.7 yrs | 64.6 |
| MICKLETON | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.7 yrs | 64.0 |
| DEPTFORD | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.7 yrs | 63.9 |
| THOROFARE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.7 yrs | 63.8 |
| UNKNOWN141124 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.7 yrs | 63.7 |
| MONROE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.7 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Coal Gloucester County | Greenfield | — | — | 2.7 yrs | 60.1 |
Williamstown Head Start Center: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Williamstown Head Start Center?
Williamstown Head Start Center scores 51.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 28th of 30 scored sites in Gloucester County. The Gloucester County average is 56.5 and the New Jersey average is 55.2.
Which electric utility serves Williamstown Head Start Center?
ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Williamstown Head Start Center in?
Williamstown Head Start Center is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Williamstown Head Start Center in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
How far is Williamstown Head Start Center from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is TierPoint Philadelphia, about 16.7 miles away; 5 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, “Williamstown Head Start Center, Gloucester County, NJ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-jersey/gloucester-county/williamstown-head-start-center-113c8635 (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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