Waterford, CT
NE Edge – Waterford (Millstone)
NE Edge LLC · Status uncertain
Proposed 300 MW / 1.5M sq ft campus co-located with Millstone Nuclear Power Station. Host fee agreement signed March 2023 ($231M over 30 years) required building permits by March 2026. CT Siting Council denied a key petition in Jan 2024 amid community and legislative opposition. The March 2026 permit deadline has passed with no confirmed permit as of this writing — status uncertain, not confirmed cancelled.
Lifecycle timeline
ObservedConfirmed events only, with sources. Timing and observation, not cause and effect.
No milestones recorded yet.
Estimated water use
EstimateNo published cooling system type is available yet, so no estimate can be produced. This is intentional — the estimate is only shown when it can be backed by a published figure.
Observed hydrologic data
ObservedFrom nearby USGS and NOAA monitoring stations, refreshed monthly. Dashed lines mark lifecycle milestones — timing only, not causation.
Groundwater level (ft below surface)
USGS CT-ELY 63 (412005072110501)
Groundwater level (ft below surface)
USGS CT-ELY 78 (412001072110701)
Groundwater level (ft below surface)
USGS CT-ELY 76 (412002072111601)
Groundwater level (ft below surface)
USGS CT-ELY 73 (412007072111001)
Groundwater level (ft below surface)
USGS CT-ELY 68 (412010072110401)
Groundwater level (ft below surface)
USGS CT-ELY 67 (412014072111001)
Groundwater level (ft below surface)
USGS CT-ELY 81 (412023072111101)