Naval Weapons Station Earle (NWS Earle)

Brownfield

Monmouth County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
66.8
Good / 100

Naval Weapons Station Earle (NWS Earle) is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Monmouth County, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 66.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 29 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.0 mi
Available capacity29 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth266

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNJFX
IXP distance7.9 mi
Fiber providers9
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance199.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage10,954 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity29 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index115.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterApollo Cable Landing Station
DC distance7.9 mi
Nearest rail0.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline15.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.51¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.28¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days4,900
Land price / acre$25,361
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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%
47
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
92
Energy cost10%
99
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
54
Gas pipeline2%
51
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Naval Weapons Station Earle (NWS Earle)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OCEANVIEWSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs72.8
NJT ABERDEENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs72.6
UNKNOWN132336Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs72.5
UNKNOWN132335Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs72.3
ATLANTICSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs70.4
MILHURST SOLARSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs70.4
LARRABEESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs70.2
SMITHBURGSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW2.6 yrs70.1

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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