Kensico
BrownfieldValhalla, Westchester, New York · New York Power Authority
Kensico is a former hydro site in Valhalla, Westchester, New York, retired 2012-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.
Former use & capacity
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Westchester County
County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.
Market & workforce
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Kensico — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Poletti | oil plant | 883 | 22.5 mi | — |
| PSEG Kearny Generating Station | natural gas plant | 821 | 29.3 mi | — |
| Bowline Point | natural gas plant | 750 | 13.0 mi | — |
| Ravenswood | natural gas plant | 545 | 24.2 mi | — |
| Glenwood | natural gas plant | 228 | 19.0 mi | — |
| Waterside | oil plant | 200 | 25.2 mi | — |
| Hudson Avenue | oil plant | 109 | 28.4 mi | — |
| NISA Electric Generation Project | natural gas plant | 93 | 28.1 mi | — |
Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.
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Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Kensico, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAINEY | Substation-Adjacent | NY | New York County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.9 yrs | 71.7 |
| Charles Poletti | Brownfield | NY | New York | 138 kV | 883 MW | 4.9 yrs | 70.4 |
| UNKNOWN172520 | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Hudson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 70.0 |
| DUFFY AVENUE CONVERTER STATION | Substation-Adjacent | NY | Nassau County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 4.9 yrs | 69.8 |
| BERGEN | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | New York County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.8 |
| Hudson County Schools of Technology (GSHP) | Brownfield | NJ | Hudson | 345 kV | — | 3.8 yrs | 69.6 |
| FARRAGUT | Substation-Adjacent | NY | New York County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.9 yrs | 69.6 |
| Kean University (GSHP) | Brownfield | NJ | Hudson | — | — | 3.8 yrs | 69.2 |
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.
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