Orange County, Vermont · NYISO

DC Readiness
58.5
Good / 100

CHELSEA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Orange County, Vermont, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 58.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCHELSEA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$55.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth426
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPVELCO Rutland
IXP distance33.3 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage13.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance427.4 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerVERMONT ELECTRIC POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteROADSIDE SPILL CHELSEA
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index87.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVELCO Rutland
DC distance33.3 mi
Nearest rail9.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.7 mi
Nearest fiber route102.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity19.25¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.84¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,400
Land price / acre$4,431

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
70
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near CHELSEA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GRANITESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.6
OZ OrangeGreenfield3.5 yrs58.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN132780 - GRANITE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs54.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN132780 - GRANITE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs53.3
Greenfield (CHELSEA - UNKNOWN133752)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs50.3
Greenfield (CHELSEA - GRANITE)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs49.7
Greenfield (CHELSEA - UNKNOWN133752)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs48.7
Salisbury SquareIndustrial44.5

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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