Washington County, Vermont · NYISO

DC Readiness
61.3
Good / 100

BERLIN 5 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Washington County, Vermont, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 61.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBERLIN 5
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$55.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth426
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTech Vault South Burlington
IXP distance30.1 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage64.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance439.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerGREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteGMP BERLIN GENERATION PLANT 5
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index83.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTech Vault South Burlington
DC distance30.1 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline32.3 mi
Nearest fiber route0.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity19.17¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.03¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,400
Land price / acre$5,057

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
67
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
64
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BERLIN 5
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN136825Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.0
EC Near MoretownGreenfield3.5 yrs58.9
OZ WashingtonGreenfield3.5 yrs58.2
EC Near MoretownGreenfield3.5 yrs58.2
EC Near MoretownGreenfield3.5 yrs57.8
EC Near MoretownGreenfield3.5 yrs57.7
MoretownBrownfield3 MW3.5 yrs57.5
EC Near MoretownGreenfield3.5 yrs57.5

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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