Sayreville

Brownfield

Middlesex County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
66.9
Good / 100

Sayreville is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Middlesex County, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 66.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 250 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity250 MW
LMP zonePJM_PSEG
Wholesale LMP$40.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPIron Mountain Data Center - New Jersey (NJE-1)
IXP distance3.1 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage96.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance193.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerSayreville Power, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity250 MW
Retirement date2004-02-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSAYREVILLE GENERATING STATION
Hazard sub-score47/100
Construction cost index120.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIO Datacenter
DC distance3.1 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.2 mi
Nearest fiber route96.7 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

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%
48
Speed to power15%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
97
Energy cost10%
73
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
47
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Sayreville
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEANSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs77.7
DEANSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW2.6 yrs77.0
WERNERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs73.6
ADAMSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs73.2
FRENEAUSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs72.3
ENGLISHTOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs71.5
Greenfield (SMITHBURG - DEANS)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW2.6 yrs71.3
Greenfield (DEANS - EAST WINDSOR)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW2.6 yrs71.0

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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