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OZ Orange

Greenfield

Orange County, Vermont · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
58.0
Good / 100

OZ Orange is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orange County, Vermont, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 58.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneISONE_VT
Wholesale LMP$69.07/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/kWh
UtilityGREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORPinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 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 depth5
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPVELCO Rutland
IXP distance27.2 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage79.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance421.9 mi

Site characteristics

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

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteVERMONT STATE UNIVERSITY RANDOLPH CAMPUS
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index87.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVELCO Rutland
DC distance27.2 mi
Nearest rail2.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline47.2 mi
Nearest fiber route107.6 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

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%
76
Energy cost10%
70
Water risk7%
94
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Orange
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GRANITESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs60.2
CHELSEASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs55.8
Randolph Playhouse TheaterIndustrial——3.9 yrs51.3
BranchwoodIndustrial——3.9 yrs51.3
Salisbury SquareIndustrial——3.9 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs50.9
LW Greenwood and Sons Inc.Industrial——3.9 yrs50.8

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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