Berkshire County, Massachusetts · NYISO

DC Readiness
61.8
Good / 100

BERKSHIRE is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 61.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBERKSHIRE
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_CAPITL
Wholesale LMP$55.47/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPINOC Albany (11 North Pearl St)
IXP distance34.6 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage22.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance331.5 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerNIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index91.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIBM Building
DC distance34.6 mi
Nearest rail4.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.8 mi
Nearest fiber route16.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity16.57¢/kWh
Industrial electricity16.32¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,900
Land price / acre$8,606

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%
53
Energy cost10%
67
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BERKSHIRE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133470Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.9
PITTSFIELD GENERATING LPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.6
Silver Lake Solar Photovoltaic FacilityBrownfield2 MW59.2
Pittsfield Municipal LandfillBrownfield3 MW57.6
Greenfield (TAP136074 - BERKSHIRE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs57.6
TAP136133Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.5
Greenfield (TAP136074 - BERKSHIRE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs57.3
TAP136132Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.2

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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