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106 Wilkins Avenue

Industrial

Albany County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
54.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

106 Wilkins Avenue is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Albany County, New York, scoring 54.3/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 72 scored sites in the county. It sits in the NYISO grid region and the NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityNIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.investor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 20 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth95
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPINOC Albany (11 North Pearl St)
IXP distance1.4 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage55.0%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score65/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterIBM Building
DC distance1.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.74¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.60¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$5,894

Regulatory climate

Restrictivestate posture · as of 2026-08

First statewide moratorium (2026): 1-yr hold on certain permits for large DCs + impact study.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended
Large-load threshold≥ 50 MW

Moratorium/permit hold targets large datacenters.

Incentive detail: Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits; IDA property tax abatements (PILOT); Empire State Digital Gaming.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does 106 Wilkins Avenue compare with other sites in Albany County?

106 Wilkins Avenue ranks 29th of 72 scored candidate sites in Albany County. Its 54.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.1. It is roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the New York average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (89 vs 76) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 38). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is 106 Wilkins Avenue to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is GREENBSH 115 REGENRON 115 1 (NYISO), 5 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is INOC Albany (11 North Pearl St) at 1.4 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is IBM Building, 1.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 106 Wilkins Avenue?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Albany County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
89
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Albany County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near 106 Wilkins Avenue
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN124337Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.4
NEW SCOTLANDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN124704Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.4
TRINITYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN128277Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.2
UNKNOWN128279Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.1
WOLF ROADSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs59.9
SAND CREEKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs59.9

106 Wilkins Avenue: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of 106 Wilkins Avenue?

106 Wilkins Avenue scores 54.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 29th of 72 scored sites in Albany County. The Albany County average is 56.1 and the New York average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves 106 Wilkins Avenue?

NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC.

What grid region is 106 Wilkins Avenue in?

106 Wilkins Avenue is in the NYISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is 106 Wilkins Avenue in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

How far is 106 Wilkins Avenue from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is INOC Albany (11 North Pearl St), about 1.4 miles away; 13 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “106 Wilkins Avenue, Albany County, NY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/albany-county/106-wilkins-avenue-0d5ca8be (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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