Lightboard ★ Massachusetts
Springfield, MA
Source: Primary source
Lightboard ★ Massachusetts is a mapped data center in MA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkRJ Greeley Company — colocation facility (7 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Springfield City Council to consider 120-day pause for data center applicationsSpringfield Business Journal· Jun 19, 2026
- Springfield City Council proposes data center development pause for public inputAOL.com· Jun 19, 2026
- Springfield City Council to consider pause on data center developmentKY3· Jun 18, 2026
- Activist: Springfield is positioning itself to sneak a data center into townCapitol City Now· Jun 10, 2026
- 600 Illinoisans Rally at the State Capitol As Lawmakers Appear Poised to Leave Springfield Without Enacting Data Center GuardrailsRiverBender.com· Jun 1, 2026
- Data Centers In Springfield? City Clarifies Agenda ItemSmokey Barn News· May 29, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield in Springfield, is 424 ft from this site (166 students). 14 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.