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Central Power Plant

Brownfield

Kent County, Rhode Island · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
58.9
Good / 100

Central Power Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Kent County, Rhode Island, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 58.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity2 MW
LMP zoneISONE_RI
Wholesale LMP$68.81/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh
UtilityTHE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 20 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth3
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPProv.net PVD2 (304 Carpenter)
IXP distance5.2 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage96.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance368.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2014-04-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSWAROVSKI
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index98.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterProv.net PVD1 (1155 Westminster)
DC distance5.2 mi
Nearest rail1.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.0 mi
Nearest fiber route42.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity16.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity18.04¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$14,822

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

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%
23
Speed to power20%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
96
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
68
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Central Power Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KENT COUNTYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs64.9
Kilvert Street SolarBrownfield—6 MW3.9 yrs63.1
Beacon Solar ProjectBrownfield115 kV4 MW3.9 yrs61.0
UNKNOWN130071Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.1
BLACKBURN SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.1
UNKNOWN130752Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.0
DRUMROCKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs58.9
TAP140931Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs58.3

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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