OZ Monmouth

Greenfield

Monmouth County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
64.2
Good / 100

OZ Monmouth is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Monmouth County, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 64.2/100 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

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth266
Avg queue wait2.6 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNJFX
IXP distance2.9 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage96.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance200.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerJERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNEPTUNE CITY CLEANERS
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index115.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNJFX
DC distance2.9 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline20.1 mi
Nearest fiber route59.9 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

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%
30
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
97
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
54
Gas pipeline2%
36
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Monmouth
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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