Block Island

Brownfield

Washington County, Rhode Island · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
49.9
Fair / 100

Block Island is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Washington County, Rhode Island, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 49.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 7 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity7 MW
LMP zoneISONE_RI
Wholesale LMP$68.81/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.18¢/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 IXPLumen New London
IXP distance30.0 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage88.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance345.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerBlock Island Utility District
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability20.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
Former useoil
Existing capacity7 MW
Retirement date2017-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBLOCK ISLAND POWER CO
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index100.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen New London
DC distance30.0 mi
Nearest rail17.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline20.8 mi
Nearest fiber route30.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity17.54¢/kWh
Industrial electricity18.04¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$24,586

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
58
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
20
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
33
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Block Island
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CHASE HILLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs67.1
KENYONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.1
WOOD RIVERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.6
SHUNOCKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.4
OZ WashingtonGreenfield3.5 yrs62.0
TAP136577Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.5
WEST KINGSTONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.1
EC Near Block IslandGreenfield3.5 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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