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EC Coal Newport County

Greenfield

Newport, Rhode Island · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
57.2
Good / 100

EC Coal Newport County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Newport, Rhode Island, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 57.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 935
IXP distance25.6 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage77.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance366.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactNewport County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBEECHWOOD MUSEUM
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index90.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterProv.net PVD1 (1155 Westminster)
DC distance25.6 mi
Nearest rail10.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.2 mi
Nearest fiber route41.7 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$35,737

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%
30
Speed to power20%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
58
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
83
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Newport County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Tiverton Power PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.9
EC Near Tiverton Power PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.5
DEXTERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.6
JEPSONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.3
TAP170629Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.3
NAVY 1Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.3
GATE IISubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.2
EC Near Tiverton Power PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs54.4

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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