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EC Near Cedar Station

Greenfield

Ocean County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
47.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near Cedar Station is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Ocean County, New Jersey, scoring 47.6/100 DC Readiness — 46th of 47 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 2.7 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

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

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.1 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth720
Avg queue wait2.7 yrs
Recent queue wait5.1 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNJFX
IXP distance37.5 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage55.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance181.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactOcean County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (15/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index111.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterApollo Cable Landing Station
DC distance36.9 mi
Nearest rail23.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline44.0 mi
Nearest fiber route44.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.16¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.48¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days4,900
Land price / acre$23,893

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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How does EC Near Cedar Station compare with other sites in Ocean County?

EC Near Cedar Station ranks 46th of 47 scored candidate sites in Ocean County. Its 47.6/100 is about 11% below the county average of 53.6. It is about 14% below the New Jersey average of 55.2 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the New Jersey average, its strongest sub-score is water (89 vs 84) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (63 vs 86). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Cedar Station to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is EMILIE EMIL7TR XFORMER H 230 KV (PJM), 50 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is NJFX at 37.5 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Apollo Cable Landing Station, 36.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Cedar Station?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.80 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Ocean County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
76
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Cedar Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133188Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs64.7
OYSTER CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs64.2
Toms River Solar FarmBrownfield230 kV29 MW2.7 yrs62.1
LEISURE VILLAGESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN133190Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs62.0
MANITOUSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs61.9
EC Near NAEA Ocean Peaking Power LLCGreenfield——2.7 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN133189Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs60.1

EC Near Cedar Station: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Cedar Station?

EC Near Cedar Station scores 47.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 46th of 47 scored sites in Ocean County. The Ocean County average is 53.6 and the New Jersey average is 55.2.

What grid region is EC Near Cedar Station in?

EC Near Cedar Station is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Cedar Station in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near Cedar Station?

Parcel records list the owner as ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO (private land).

How far is EC Near Cedar Station from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is NJFX, about 37.5 miles away; 6 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Cedar Station, Ocean County, NJ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-jersey/ocean-county/ec-near-cedar-station-e6ad4eda (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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