Winsor Dam Power Station

Brownfield

Hampshire County, Massachusetts · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
52.2
Fair / 100

Winsor Dam Power Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 52.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity1 MW
LMP zoneISONE_MA
Wholesale LMP$69.64/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth32
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLightboard ★ Massachusetts
IXP distance16.9 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage36.2%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance350.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerMass Commonwealth Of Mdc Dept Conservation & Recr
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usehydro
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date1991-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteRTS WELDING FABRICATION AND AUTO REPAIR
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index93.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLightboard ★ Massachusetts
DC distance16.9 mi
Nearest rail3.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline11.2 mi
Nearest fiber route65.4 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%
23
Speed to power15%
32
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
58
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
64
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Winsor Dam Power Station
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
Eastham LandfillBrownfield1 MW60.7
UNKNOWN158220Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.4

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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