EC Near Howard Down

Greenfield

Cumberland, New Jersey · PJM

DC Readiness
55.0
Good / 100

EC Near Howard Down is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cumberland, New Jersey, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 55.0/100 DC Readiness and a 2.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 IXPTierPoint Philadelphia
IXP distance30.8 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage68.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance140.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBUENA VISTA TWP MUNICIPAL GARAGE
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index111.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 607483487
DC distance27.9 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline24.8 mi
Nearest fiber route5.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.53¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days4,900
Land price / acre$11,056

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%
30
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
75
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
20
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Howard Down
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CUMBERLAND (NJ)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs67.5
SHERMAN STATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.6 yrs62.4
EC Near Howard DownGreenfield2.6 yrs61.5
UNIOIN STATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.6 yrs60.8
OZ CumberlandGreenfield2.6 yrs59.6
LINCOLN STATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.6 yrs59.1
EC Near Carlls CornerGreenfield2.6 yrs59.0
EC Near Howard DownGreenfield2.6 yrs58.7

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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