Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Massachusetts
At a glance
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
Top former mine sites in Massachusetts
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 56.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 56.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 56.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 55.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Norfolk County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 55.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Plymouth County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 55.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Essex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Norfolk County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Norfolk County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Middlesex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Plymouth County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Plymouth County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Plymouth County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Plymouth County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Plymouth County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Essex County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
How does Massachusetts compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 141 sites, Massachusetts ranks 40th of the 50 states that have any former mine candidate sites. Kentucky leads with 5,049. Nationally, former mine sites average 49.7/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Massachusetts averages 54.2, the 23rd-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.3 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in Massachusetts?
The top 25 range from 56.0 to 54.0 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Middlesex County (14), Plymouth County (6), Norfolk County (3) and Essex County (2). By grid region, 25 are in ISO-NE.
County pages: Middlesex County · Plymouth County · Norfolk County · Essex County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 11 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 9 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 4.3 years. None of the 4 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many former mine datacenter sites are in Massachusetts?
GridCensus catalogs 141 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Massachusetts, 0.5% of the national total for this type (40th of 50 states).
What is a former mine datacenter site?
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
What is the best former mine datacenter site in Massachusetts?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in Middlesex County ranks first at 56.0/100, followed by Mine Site in Middlesex County at 56.0.
Which Massachusetts counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Massachusetts are concentrated in Middlesex County (14), Plymouth County (6), Norfolk County (3) and Essex County (2).
How does Massachusetts score for datacenters overall?
All 1,861 scored sites in Massachusetts average 54.2/100 DC Readiness, the 23rd-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on former mine sites and Massachusetts
- All datacenter sites in Massachusetts· 1,861 sites
- Former Mine datacenter sites nationwide· 26,205 sites
- Industrial sites in Massachusetts· 1,101 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Massachusetts· 305 sites
- Greenfield sites in Massachusetts· 242 sites
- Brownfield sites in Massachusetts· 44 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Massachusetts· 26 sites
Former Mine sites in other states
- Former Mine sites in Kentucky· 5,049 sites
- Former Mine sites in Pennsylvania· 3,356 sites
- Former Mine sites in West Virginia· 2,495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Virginia· 1,614 sites
- Former Mine sites in Alabama· 1,069 sites
- Former Mine sites in Texas· 935 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Former Mine datacenter sites in Massachusetts”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/massachusetts (data as of November 12, 2026).
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