South Cairo
BrownfieldCairo, Greene, New York · Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp
South Cairo is a oil plant in Cairo, Greene, New York, retired 2024-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 21 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 — Greene 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 South Cairo — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Energy Center | natural gas plant | 400 | 23.8 mi | — |
| Albany Medical Ctr Cogen Plant | natural gas plant | 9 | 27.3 mi | — |
| Myer Solar | former manufacturing site | 3 | 15.1 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Saugerties Town Landfill | former landfill site | 3 | 15.1 mi | cleanup_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 South Cairo, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN124337 | Substation-Adjacent | NY | Albany County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.9 yrs | 66.1 |
| NEW SCOTLAND | Substation-Adjacent | NY | Albany County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.9 yrs | 64.8 |
| REYNOLDS | Substation-Adjacent | NY | Rensselaer County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.9 yrs | 63.5 |
| ATHENS | Substation-Adjacent | NY | Columbia County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.9 yrs | 62.4 |
| UNKNOWN124704 | Substation-Adjacent | NY | Albany County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.9 yrs | 62.2 |
| HURLEY AVENUE | Substation-Adjacent | NY | Ulster County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.9 yrs | 61.5 |
| TRINITY | Substation-Adjacent | NY | Albany County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.9 yrs | 60.0 |
| UNKNOWN128277 | Substation-Adjacent | NY | Albany County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.9 yrs | 59.9 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- Cogent AlbanyAlbany, NY · 6 networks
- INOC Albany (80 State St)Albany, NY · 3 networks
- INOC Albany (11 North Pearl St)Albany, NY · 2 networks
- INOC Albany (4 Tower Pl)Albany, NY · 1 networks
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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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