Cattaraugus County, New York · PJM

DC Readiness
69.1
Good / 100

FIVE MILE is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Cattaraugus County, New York, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 69.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationFIVE MILE
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth411
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPVictory Technology Center
IXP distance47.6 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage46.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance144.4 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerNIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index88.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVictory Technology Center
DC distance47.6 mi
Nearest rail4.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
Nearest fiber route98.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.46¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$2,954

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%
87
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near FIVE MILE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (STOLLE ROAD - FIVE MILE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs67.3
TAP156233Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.0 yrs66.1
UNKNOWN145354Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.0 yrs65.7
TAP140503Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.0 yrs65.0
DUGANSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.0 yrs64.9
COLD SPRING RDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.0 yrs64.0
Greenfield (STOLLE ROAD - FIVE MILE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs63.9
Greenfield (HOMER CITY - FIVE MILE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs63.5

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for FIVE MILE, Cattaraugus County. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.