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Dennings Point Landfill Solar

Brownfield

Dutchess County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
62.6
Good / 100

Dennings Point Landfill Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Dutchess County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 62.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCENTRAL HUDSON BEACON
Substation distance0.5 mi
Available capacity2 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_ZONE_F
Wholesale LMP$39.50/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityCENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELEC CORPinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth95
Avg queue wait4.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCyrusOne Wappingers Falls
IXP distance7.9 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage73.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance251.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage17 ac
Buildable load (est.)~7–17 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBEACON CITY SCHOOL DIST
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index99.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Wappingers Falls
DC distance7.9 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline14.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.18¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$10,698

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
48
Speed to power20%
34
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk7%
93
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
52
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Dennings Point Landfill Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LONG MOUNTAINSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN129084Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs64.7
KNAPPS CORNERSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs60.2
FISHKILL PLAINSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs60.1
OZ DutchessGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.7
BULLS BRIDGESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.4
HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORTFederal Excess——3.3 yrs59.3
SAND DOCKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs59.3

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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