Eastham Landfill

Brownfield

Hampshire County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
60.7
Good / 100

Eastham Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 60.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.4 mi
Available capacity1 MW
LMP zoneISONE_WCMA
Wholesale LMP$45.00/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth32

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent Springfield MA
IXP distance11.4 mi
Fiber providers8
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance336.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage38 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSTEVENS ELASTOMERIC PLASTIC PROD
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index93.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Springfield MA
DC distance11.4 mi
Nearest rail2.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity16.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity15.84¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,900
Land price / acre$10,568

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
42
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
86
Energy cost10%
67
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Eastham Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MOUNT TOMSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.4
UNKNOWN133478Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.7
UNKNOWN140782Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.2
Northampton Landfill SolarBrownfield3 MW61.9
UNKNOWN133474Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.1
Oliver Street LandfillBrownfield2 MW60.8
UNKNOWN158220Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN133473Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.9

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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