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Datacenter Sites in Madison County, New York

Madison County has 32 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,202 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Madison County, New York has 32 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0. It ranks 34th of 61 New York counties by number of sites and 38th by average score. The top-scoring site is Madison County Landfill (Canastota) at 59.1/100.

32
Candidate sites
52.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,202 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Madison County

Site-selection context for Madison County

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Datacenter tax incentive
8.85¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
5.93¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
9
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,841
Land price / acre
700
Cooling degree days
6,100
Heating degree days
46°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Madison County compare with other counties in New York?

By number of scored sites, Madison County ranks 34th of the 61 New York counties with a county page, holding 1.1% of the state's 2,980 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 52.5/100 ranks 38th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1196th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 11 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Madison County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (10, 31% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (10) and greenfield (9). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Madison County?

Industrial electricity averages 5.93¢/kWh and commercial 8.85¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (35). WRI water stress is low. 9 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 700 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 46°F. Land is valued around $3,841 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Madison County

Top datacenter sites in Madison County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Madison County Landfill (Canastota)Brownfield115 kV0 MW4.3 yrs59.1
UNKNOWN127513Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN125598Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.0
TAP140356Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.0
ONEIDASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.0
PETERBOROSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.9
TAP139303Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
FENNERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.4
TAP139300Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.3
DELPHISubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN125123Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.0
EC Near Waste Management Madison County LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs54.6
EC Near Waste Management Madison County LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs54.4
EC Near Waste Management Madison County LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs54.3
EC Near Waste Management Madison County LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs54.0
Waste Management Madison County LFGTEBrownfield—2 MW4.3 yrs52.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.2
EC Near Waste Management Madison County LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs51.2
EC Near Waste Management Madison County LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs50.4
EC Near Waste Management Madison County LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs50.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.0
Greenfield (TEAL - ONEIDA)Greenfield115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs49.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.2

Every scored site in Madison County

All 32 sites, best first.

Madison County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Madison County?

32 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 52.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 34th-most of 61 New York counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Madison County?

Madison County Landfill (Canastota) scores 59.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 32 scored sites in Madison County (a brownfield site).

Does Madison County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Madison County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Madison County as "Relatively High" (score 35).

What are industrial electricity rates in Madison County?

Average industrial electricity is 5.93¢/kWh and commercial is 8.85¢/kWh in Madison County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Madison County, New York”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/madison-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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