EC Near West Charleston
GreenfieldOrleans County, Vermont · ISO-NE
At a glance
EC Near West Charleston is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orleans County, Vermont, scoring 45.9/100 DC Readiness — 47th of 48 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ISO-NE grid region and the VERMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does EC Near West Charleston compare with other sites in Orleans County?
EC Near West Charleston ranks 47th of 48 scored candidate sites in Orleans County. Its 45.9/100 is about 11% below the county average of 51.3. It is about 15% below the Vermont average of 54.3 and about 14% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the Vermont average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (85 vs 84) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (12 vs 75). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near West Charleston to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Tech Vault South Burlington at 67.1 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Tech Vault South Burlington, 67.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near West Charleston?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.30 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Orleans County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Orleans County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 56.5 |
| IRASBURG | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 56.3 |
| JAY | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 56.3 |
| TAP136704 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 56.3 |
| UNKNOWN133339 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 56.1 |
| EC Near West Charleston | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 55.0 |
| EC Near Newport Diesels | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.9 |
| EC Near Newport Diesels | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.6 |
EC Near West Charleston: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near West Charleston?
EC Near West Charleston scores 45.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 47th of 48 scored sites in Orleans County. The Orleans County average is 51.3 and the Vermont average is 54.3.
Which electric utility serves EC Near West Charleston?
VERMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is EC Near West Charleston in?
EC Near West Charleston is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near West Charleston in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns EC Near West Charleston?
Parcel records list the owner as Provencal Roland C (private land).
How far is EC Near West Charleston from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Tech Vault South Burlington, about 67.1 miles away; 5 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near West Charleston, Orleans County, VT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/vermont/orleans-county/ec-near-west-charleston-8d0c780d (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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