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South Brunswick Landfill Solar

Brownfield

Middlesex County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
67.0
Good / 100

South Brunswick Landfill Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Middlesex County, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 67.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 13 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN172908
Substation distance0.8 mi
Available capacity13 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQTS Princeton (PJC1)
IXP distance7.1 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage97.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance182.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage68 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity13 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSOUTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP RECYCLING CENTER
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index120.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQTS Princeton (PJC1)
DC distance7.1 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.6 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.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
47
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
94
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near South Brunswick Landfill Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SAYREVILLESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs71.6
DEANSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN132955Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.4
Highland Park SolarBrownfield1 MW3.8 yrs66.2
AC Redshaw Elementary School SolarBrownfield0 MW3.8 yrs66.2
LAKE NELSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.1
METUCHENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.0
EC Near PSEG Sewaren Generating StationGreenfield2.6 yrs65.9

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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