Rutland Landfill (Stafford Hill)

Brownfield

Rutland County, Vermont · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
64.6
Good / 100

Rutland Landfill (Stafford Hill) is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Rutland County, Vermont, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 64.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.8 mi
Available capacity2 MW
LMP zoneISONE_VT
Wholesale LMP$43.90/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth3

Connectivity

Nearest IXPVELCO Rutland
IXP distance3.6 mi
Fiber providers6
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance392.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage15 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCOMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT RUTLAND CAMPUS
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index76.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVELCO Rutland
DC distance3.6 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline61.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity19.25¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.84¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,400
Land price / acre$3,393

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
40
Speed to power15%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
92
Energy cost10%
78
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Rutland Landfill (Stafford Hill)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WEST RUTLANDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.6
NORTH RUTLANDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs66.4
OZ RutlandGreenfield3.5 yrs64.8
Greenfield (WEST RUTLAND - COOLIDGE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.4
Greenfield (WEST RUTLAND - COOLIDGE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN133349Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.7
Greenfield (NEW HAVEN - WEST RUTLAND)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.3
BLISSVILLESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.7

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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