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Waste Management Madison County LFGTE

Brownfield

Canastota, Madison, New York · WM Renewable Energy LLC

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Waste Management Madison County LFGTE is a natural gas plant in Canastota, Madison, New York, retired 2022-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 capacity2 MW
Retirement date2022-12-01
EIA plant ID#57021

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.5 mi
Operator address6639 Buyea Road, Canastota, NY, 13032
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 — Madison 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)16,439
Construction employment791
Land value$3,841/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate8.85¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.93¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.4%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply1.2 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days700
Mean annual temp46°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index35.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers9 · 31% 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 Waste Management Madison County LFGTE — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Manlius Landfill Solarformer landfill site614.3 micleanup_complete
Tannery Road Landfillformer landfill site317.1 micleanup_complete
Madison County Landfill (Canastota)former landfill site04.4 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 Waste Management Madison County LFGTE, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Waste Management Madison County LFGTE
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Manlius Landfill SolarBrownfieldNYOnondaga—6 MW4.9 yrs66.3
DEWITTSubstation-AdjacentNYOnondaga County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs65.6
PEBBLE HILLSubstation-AdjacentNYOnondaga County115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs60.2
SOUTHWOODSubstation-AdjacentNYOnondaga County115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs60.2
TAP145298Substation-AdjacentNYOnondaga County115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN125445Substation-AdjacentNYOnondaga County115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN125448Substation-AdjacentNYOnondaga County115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN124958Substation-AdjacentNYOnondaga County115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs59.5

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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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