Middle Station

Brownfield

Cape May County, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
55.3
Good / 100

Middle Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Cape May County, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 55.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 80 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity80 MW
LMP zonePJM_PSEG
Wholesale LMP$40.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth266
Avg queue wait2.6 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPIPR Wilmington CCC
IXP distance61.3 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage19.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance140.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCalpine New Jersey Generation LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity80 MW
Retirement date2015-05-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWALMART SUPERCENTER 3337
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index80.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 607483487
DC distance58.1 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline28.2 mi
Nearest fiber route17.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.69¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.11¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days4,900
Land price / acre$19,256

Incentive detail: UEZ sales tax exemption (reduced rate); BEIP/Grow NJ incentives for job creation.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
33
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
75
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
83
Gas pipeline2%
9
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Middle Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DENNIS STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs65.4
CORSON STATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.6 yrs61.6
EC Near Woodbine Landfill PlantGreenfield2.6 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN132233Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.6 yrs57.8
EC Near Middle StationGreenfield2.6 yrs56.6
EC Near Woodbine Landfill PlantGreenfield2.6 yrs56.4
EC Near Middle StationGreenfield2.6 yrs56.4
OZ Cape MayGreenfield2.6 yrs55.7

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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