Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut · NYISO

DC Readiness
68.2
Good / 100

LAKE ROAD is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 68.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationLAKE ROAD
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_CAPITL
Wholesale LMP$55.47/MWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPProv.net PVD2 (304 Carpenter)
IXP distance24.3 mi
Fiber providers2
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance352.9 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerCONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteLAKE ROAD GENERATING LLC
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index110.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterProv.net PVD1 (1155 Westminster)
DC distance24.4 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.2 mi
Nearest fiber route53.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (20)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days5,800
Land price / acre$14,669

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on computer & data processing equipment.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
87
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
80
Energy cost10%
43
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
58
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near LAKE ROAD
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (SHERMAN ROAD - KILLINGLY)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs57.9
TRACYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.0
TAP136579Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.4
FRY BROOKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.1
Greenfield (LAKE ROAD - CARD`)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs55.5
Greenfield (KILLINGLY - TAP136581)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.1
MANSFIELDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.1
Greenfield (LAKE ROAD - CARD`)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs52.3

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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