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OZ Monmouth

Greenfield

Monmouth County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
59.9
Good / 100

OZ Monmouth is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Monmouth County, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.9/100 DC Readiness and a 2.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PSEG
Wholesale LMP$40.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.6 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth222
Avg queue wait2.6 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNJFX
IXP distance4.3 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage97.2%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance201.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMonmouth County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteALVA TECH INC
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index115.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNJFX
DC distance4.3 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline18.8 mi
Nearest fiber route102.6 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

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%
30
Speed to power20%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
96
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
54
Gas pipeline2%
39
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Monmouth
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SMITHBURGSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.2
Fort Monmouth (GSHP)Brownfield——3.8 yrs66.3
Tinton Falls SolarBrownfield—20 MW3.8 yrs66.1
Neptune Twp BOE New Community School (GSHP)Brownfield——3.8 yrs65.4
OCEANVIEWSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.8
ATLANTICSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.7
LARRABEESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.6
NJT ABERDEENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.4

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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