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Modern Innovative Energy LLC

Brownfield

Youngstown, Niagara, New York · Innovative Energy Systems Inc

Legacy capacity
6
MW

Modern Innovative Energy LLC is a natural gas plant in Youngstown, Niagara, New York. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 6 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

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity6 MW
EIA plant ID#56323

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address1449 Pletcher Road, Youngstown, NY, 14174
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Niagara 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

Total employment (laborshed)54,998
IT / tech employment42
Construction employment2,971
Land value$3,796/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate7.64¢/kWh
Industrial power rate4.28¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.4%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply49.5 MGD
Industrial water use90.1 MGD
Cooling degree days700
Mean annual temp46°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index35.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers5 · 32% served

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 Modern Innovative Energy LLC — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Bethlehem Steel Sun Site 2former rcra site928.1 micleanup_complete
Lancaster 2 Solarformer landfill site726.6 micleanup_complete
Lancaster 1 Solarformer landfill site626.6 micleanup_complete
Broadway Landfill Solarformer landfill site524.9 micleanup_complete
Bethlehem Steel Sunformer rcra site428.1 micleanup_complete
Tonawanda Landfillformer landfill site314.7 micleanup_complete
Tonawanda Landfill (Wales Avenue)former landfill site114.7 micleanup_complete

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 Modern Innovative Energy LLC, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Modern Innovative Energy LLC
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ELM STSubstation-AdjacentNYErie County230 kV300 MW4.9 yrs64.8
SENECA TERMINALSubstation-AdjacentNYErie County230 kV300 MW4.9 yrs64.7
Tonawanda Landfill (Wales Avenue)BrownfieldNYErie—1 MW4.9 yrs64.6
TAP139843Substation-AdjacentNYErie County230 kV300 MW4.9 yrs64.3
GARDENVILLESubstation-AdjacentNYErie County230 kV300 MW4.9 yrs63.7
SAWYER AVESubstation-AdjacentNYErie County230 kV300 MW4.9 yrs63.6
HUNTLEYSubstation-AdjacentNYErie County230 kV300 MW4.9 yrs63.6
SOMERSETSubstation-AdjacentNYNiagara County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs63.4

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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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