West Charleston

Brownfield

Orleans County, Vermont · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
49.1
Fair / 100

West Charleston is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Orleans County, Vermont, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 49.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneISONE_VT
Wholesale LMP$69.07/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.18¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTech Vault South Burlington
IXP distance61.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage19.2%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance490.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerBarton Electric
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2013-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteVILLAGE OF BARTON HYDRO ELECTRIC DAM
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index75.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTech Vault South Burlington
DC distance61.2 mi
Nearest rail7.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline23.8 mi
Nearest fiber route139.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity18.45¢/kWh
Industrial electricity12.90¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,400
Land price / acre$3,763

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power15%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
11
Energy cost10%
70
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
23
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near West Charleston
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NEWPORTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.7
EC Near Newport DieselsGreenfield3.5 yrs57.9
EC Near Newport DieselsGreenfield3.5 yrs56.7
Greenfield (MONROE - None)Greenfield450 kV600 MW3.5 yrs56.2
EC Near West CharlestonGreenfield3.5 yrs56.2
EC Near Newport DieselsGreenfield3.5 yrs55.9
EC Near Newport DieselsGreenfield3.5 yrs55.9
EC Near West CharlestonGreenfield3.5 yrs55.9

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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