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Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER)

Greenfield

Middlesex County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
57.4
Good / 100

At a glance

Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Middlesex County, New Jersey, scoring 57.4/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 97 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 2.7 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 300 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationOLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 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 IXPIron Mountain Data Center - New Jersey (NJE-1)
IXP distance7.7 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage97.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score72/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterIO Datacenter
DC distance7.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.80¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.11¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days4,900
Land price / acre$26,828

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 Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER) compare with other sites in Middlesex County?

Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER) ranks 29th of 97 scored candidate sites in Middlesex County. Its 57.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.1. 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 power availability (50 vs 38) and its weakest is speed to power (40 vs 40). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER) to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER, is the closest grid connection point on record and operates at 230 kV. The nearest located transmission bottleneck is EMILIE EMIL7TR XFORMER H 230 KV (PJM), 34 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Iron Mountain Data Center - New Jersey (NJE-1) at 7.7 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is IO Datacenter, 7.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER)?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Middlesex County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
50
Speed to power20%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
92
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
72
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 Middlesex County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SAYREVILLESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW2.7 yrs71.3
DEANSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW2.7 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN132955Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs66.0
South Brunswick Landfill SolarBrownfield—13 MW2.7 yrs65.9
LAKE NELSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs65.3
EC Near PSEG Sewaren Generating StationGreenfield——2.7 yrs65.3
METUCHENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs65.2
KILNERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs65.1

Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER): common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER)?

Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER) scores 57.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 29th of 97 scored sites in Middlesex County. The Middlesex County average is 57.1 and the New Jersey average is 55.2.

What is the nearest substation to Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER)?

The nearest mapped substation is OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER, at 230 kV. GridCensus catalogs 300 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

What grid region is Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER) in?

Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER) is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER) from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Iron Mountain Data Center - New Jersey (NJE-1), about 7.7 miles away; 10 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, “Greenfield (OLD BRIDGE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER), Middlesex County, NJ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-jersey/middlesex-county/greenfield-old-bridge-clean-energy-center-c93c514c (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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