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Trenton Solar Farm

Brownfield

Mercer County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
61.7
Good / 100

Trenton Solar Farm is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Mercer County, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 61.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN172393
Substation distance2.1 mi
Available capacity1 MW
LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$37.50/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityPUBLIC SERVICE ELEC & GAS COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth222
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQTS Princeton (PJC1)
IXP distance12.0 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage97.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance166.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage6 ac
Buildable load (est.)~2–6 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usemanufacturing
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTRENTON CITY OF PROPERTY MAINT YARD
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index122.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter501 West
DC distance8.1 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.79¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.15¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days4,900
Land price / acre$26,811

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
37
Speed to power20%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
90
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
48
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Trenton Solar Farm
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EAST WINDSORSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.4
Lake Campus Project at Princeton University (GSHP)Brownfield——3.8 yrs66.9
Princeton Landfill SolarBrownfield—3 MW3.8 yrs64.8
WINDSORSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.1
CLARKSVILLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.0
TRENTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs63.1
MERCERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.9
KUSER ROADSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.9

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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