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EC Near Deepwater

Greenfield

Salem County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
53.0
Fair / 100

EC Near Deepwater is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Salem County, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 53.0/100 DC Readiness and a 2.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PSEG
Wholesale LMP$40.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilityATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

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 IXPIPR Wilmington CCC
IXP distance7.9 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage20.4%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance113.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactSalem County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usenear retired gas plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintHigh (70/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteFAMILY DOLLAR STORES OF NJ LLC 7372
Hazard sub-score37/100
Construction cost index111.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIPR Wilmington CCC
DC distance7.9 mi
Nearest rail2.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.2 mi
Nearest fiber route0.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.90¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.30¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days4,900
Land price / acre$10,421

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%
72
Energy cost10%
76
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
37
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
80
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Deepwater
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ORCHARD STATIONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs64.2
CHAMBERSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.5
EC Coal Salem CountyGreenfield——2.6 yrs61.3
EC Coal Salem CountyGreenfield——2.6 yrs61.0
EC Coal Salem CountyGreenfield——2.6 yrs60.5
EC Near DeepwaterGreenfield——2.6 yrs60.2
EC Coal Salem CountyGreenfield——2.6 yrs59.2
EC Near DeepwaterGreenfield——2.6 yrs58.8

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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