Providence County, Rhode Island · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
67.6
Good / 100

STAPLES is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Providence County, Rhode Island, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 67.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSTAPLES
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneISONE_RI
Wholesale LMP$68.81/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth16
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCrown Castle Providence (235 Promenade)
IXP distance11.7 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage95.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance375.6 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerRhode Island Energy
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSTERICYCLE INC
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index104.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCrown Castle Providence (235 Promenade)
DC distance11.7 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.4 mi
Nearest fiber route54.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity17.01¢/kWh
Industrial electricity17.99¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$18,606

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
90
Energy cost10%
58
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
63
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near STAPLES
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ANP BLACKSTONE ENERGY PROJECTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.9
OCEAN STATESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.3
BELLINGHAM COGENERATION FACILITYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.6
TAP156254Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs69.9
ADMIRAL STREETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs69.8
HARTFORD AVENUESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs69.4
POINT STREETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs69.4
BERRY STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.1

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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