Albany Medical Ctr Cogen Plant

Brownfield

Albany, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
57.4
Good / 100

Albany Medical Ctr Cogen Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Albany, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 57.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 9 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity9 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_CAPITL
Wholesale LMP$59.21/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth426
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent Albany
IXP distance1.3 mi
Fiber providers14
Fiber coverage54.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance315.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerAlbany Medical Hospital
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity9 MW
Retirement date2024-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteALBANY MEDICAL CENTER 43 NEW SCOTLAND
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index124.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIBM Building
DC distance1.3 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.4 mi
Nearest fiber route27.1 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
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Incentive detail: Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits; IDA property tax abatements (PILOT); Empire State Digital Gaming.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
24
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
70
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
47
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Albany Medical Ctr Cogen Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Bethlehem Energy CenterBrownfield—400 MW—73.9
EMPIRE GENERATING CO LLCSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.5
BETHLEHEM ENERGY CENTERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs67.2
NEW SCOTLANDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.6
UNKNOWN128267Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs66.1
PATROONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.9
RENSSELAER COGENSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.5
STATE CAMPUSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.0

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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