Datacenter Sites in Monroe County, New York
Monroe County has 176 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.8/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,615 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.
At a glance
Monroe County, New York has 176 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.8/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0. It ranks 3rd of 61 New York counties by number of sites and 14th by average score. The top-scoring site is ROCHESTER #80 at 65.6/100.
Site-selection context for Monroe County
Incentive detail: Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits; IDA property tax abatements (PILOT); Empire State Digital Gaming.
How does Monroe County compare with other counties in New York?
By number of scored sites, Monroe County ranks 3rd of the 61 New York counties with a county page, holding 5.9% of the state's 2,980 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 55.8/100 ranks 14th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 132nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 50 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Monroe County?
Industrial sites are the most common (122, 69% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (26) and substation-adjacent (19). 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 Monroe County?
Industrial electricity averages 7.70¢/kWh and commercial 9.98¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (35). WRI water stress is low. 8 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 $4,622 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Monroe County
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHESTER #80 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 65.6 |
| UNKNOWN124706 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.3 |
| UNKNOWN124708 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.8 |
| RED-Rochester, LLC | Brownfield | — | 89 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.8 |
| OZ Monroe | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.5 |
| EC Near Rochester 3 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.3 |
| OZ Monroe | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.1 |
| UNKNOWN125198 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 60.8 |
| RISER166921 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 60.7 |
| UNKNOWN125117 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 60.5 |
| EC Near Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.2 |
| EC Near RED-Rochester, LLC | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.1 |
| OZ Monroe | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.0 |
| EC Near Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 59.9 |
| RISER161221 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.8 |
| EC Near Rochester 7 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 59.7 |
| MORTIMER | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.7 |
| TAP138442 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.7 |
| UNKNOWN125194 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.6 |
| Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility | Brownfield | — | 4 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.6 |
| UNKNOWN125187 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.5 |
| TAP138445 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.5 |
| EC Near Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 59.5 |
| OZ Monroe | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 59.4 |
| UNKNOWN125188 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.4 |
Every scored site in Monroe County
All 176 sites, best first.
- ROCHESTER #80 · 65.6
- Substation-Adjacent site · 8661520c · 62.3
- Substation-Adjacent site · 23867133 · 61.8
- RED-Rochester, LLC · 61.8
- OZ Monroe · cfa6fa5d · 61.5
- EC Near Rochester 3 · 3b68a87f · 61.3
- OZ Monroe · ddf7731e · 61.1
- Substation-Adjacent site · 068ba55c · 60.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · 47ca2d03 · 60.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · 95fc1ba5 · 60.5
- EC Near Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility · 2f3d44b2 · 60.2
- EC Near RED-Rochester, LLC · cc51837c · 60.1
- OZ Monroe · 505dcfca · 60.0
- EC Near Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility · 47ebf079 · 59.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · 32be5718 · 59.8
- EC Near Rochester 7 · 2c28c408 · 59.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · f4676023 · 59.7
- MORTIMER · 59.7
- Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility · 59.6
- Substation-Adjacent site · a3bd6ce2 · 59.6
- Substation-Adjacent site · 2eac588c · 59.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · aba33f7b · 59.5
- EC Near Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility · 45bb7df7 · 59.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · fed5b5cc · 59.4
- OZ Monroe · cbceba27 · 59.4
- Payne Beach Road landfill · 59.3
- Substation-Adjacent site · 44b9048e · 59.2
- EC Near Rochester 7 · 3022ad08 · 59.1
- EC Near Rochester 3 · fd8cb07a · 59.1
- Substation-Adjacent site · d45ecaa5 · 59.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · c5d3613b · 59.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · 4d16b586 · 58.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · e2d897b7 · 58.7
- Rochester 3 · 58.6
- SWEDEN SWITCHES · 58.4
- EC Near Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility · a8810d02 · 57.5
- EC Near Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility · c465e790 · 56.9
- EC Near RED-Rochester, LLC · a1a78a5d · 56.8
- EC Near RED-Rochester, LLC · 0f47f82e · 56.8
- OZ Monroe · f19178c8 · 56.0
- EC Near Rochester 7 · 534b84bf · 55.1
- Hive Parking · 55.0
- 111 Industrial Street · 55.0
- HIVE Parking 2, LLC · 55.0
- 201-217 West Main Street · 55.0
- EC Near Rochester 9 · 84b7b570 · 55.0
- 179-191 West Main Street · 55.0
- Former Vacuum Oil · 55.0
- HIVE Andrews 2, LLC · 55.0
- 150-154 St. Paul Street · 55.0
- 21 Kensington Street · 54.9
- 104 Platt Street · 54.9
- 1230-1244 Lyell Avenue · 54.9
- Vacant Travelodge Motel/390 South Avenue · 54.9
- Silvers Cleaners · 54.9
- Mercury Printing · 54.9
- 151-191 Mt. Hope Avenue · 54.9
- Trillitek, Inc. · 54.9
- 175 Jay Street · 72e63b18 · 54.9
- Former Caribbean Service Station · 81ae077b · 54.9
- 1040 Jay Street/Former Hells Angel · 54.9
- Former Grainger Industrial Supply/507 Hague Street · 54.9
- Zappia - 199 Hague Street · 54.9
- 40 Jay Street/Former Packard Chemical Warehouse · 54.9
- 80-100 Charlotte Street · 54.9
- 85 Stanton Street · 54.9
- 1030 Jay Street/Riverside Automation · 54.9
- 121-123 Reynolds Street · 54.9
- 300-358 State Street · 54.9
- Former Kitchens by Donahue/120 Portland Avenue · 54.9
- Erie Canal Industrial Park (ECIP) (Blocks 2 & 3) · 54.9
- 140-142 and 144 Railroad Street · 54.9
- The Alexandrian · 54.9
- Staub's Dry Cleaners · 54.9
- 39 Adelaide Street · 54.9
- Parcel 2, Former Emerson Street Landfill (BAP05) · 54.9
- Division of Forestry Building and Impound Lot · 54.9
- 160 Clifton Street · 54.9
- 108 Platt Street · 54.9
- Nordon Plastics · 54.9
- Windsor Lofts · 54.9
- Former Hells Angels Site · 54.9
- 300, 304-308, 320 Andrews St/25 Evans Street · 54.9
- 1230 Lyell Avenue · 54.9
- 0 Smith Street aka 196 Smith Street · 54.9
- 900 & 930 Maple Street · 54.9
- DPI · 54.9
- 186 Norman Street · 54.9
- Carriage Factory · 54.9
- Former Staub's Cleaners · 54.9
- 38 Reynolds Street · 54.9
- 430 Andrews Street · 54.9
- 768 Brown Street · 54.9
- 223 Oak St & 33-35 Erie St · 54.9
- 629 N Plymouth Avenue · 54.9
- Germanow-Simon Corporation · 54.9
- 175 Jay Street · 0d912431 · 54.9
- 62-64 Scio Street · 54.9
- 370 Orchard Street · 54.8
- 918-922 W Main Street · 54.8
- Former Surplus World - 1025 Chili Ave · 54.8
- 924-930 W Main Street · 54.8
- Former Caribbean Service Station · e1b60ff8 · 54.8
- Former Photech Imaging Systems, Inc. · 54.8
- 936 Exchange Street · 54.8
- 500 Lee Road · 54.8
- 583-593 West Avenue · 54.8
- 969-973 & 975-981 N Clinton Avenue · 54.8
- 22 Flint Street · 54.8
- Former Surplus World -1001Chili Avenue · 54.8
- Former Davidson Collision Property · 54.8
- 15 Flint Street - Vacuum Oil · 54.8
- 51 Chili Ave. · 54.8
- 68-70 York Street · 54.8
- 414 Genesee Street · 54.8
- 583 & 593 Hudson Avenue · 54.8
- 886 West Main Street · 54.8
- Addison Precision Manufacturing · 54.8
- 348 Frost Avenue · 54.8
- 350 Orchard Street · 8bb02dd0 · 54.8
- 280-286 Lyell Avenue and 55 Dewey Avenue · 54.8
- XLI Corporation Facility · 54.8
- 640 Pullman Avenue · 54.8
- 685-687 S Plymouth Avenue · 54.8
- 1695-1715 Emerson Street Landfill (Parcel 3) · 54.8
- 540 Jefferson Avenue · 54.8
- 350 Orchard Street · 61841c9f · 54.8
- 68-92 Genesee Street · 42109b4e · 54.8
- Wilson Hardware · 54.8
- 32 Webster Avenue · 54.8
- Former Surplus World - 1021 Chili Ave · 54.8
- 465 Chili Ave. · 54.8
- 691-693 S Plymouth Avenue · 54.8
- Zappia - 175 Hague Street · 54.8
- Dray/504-520 S. Clinton Avenue (BAP 10) · 54.8
- 5 Flint Street · 54.8
- Zappia - 195 Hague Street · 54.8
- 24 & 32 York Street · 54.8
- 920 Exchange Street · 54.8
- 68-92 Genesee Street · bcbe48ac · 54.8
- Mine Site · e330e82e · 54.8
- 904 W. Main Street · 54.8
- Former Surplus World- 1011 Chili Ave · 54.8
- 932-938 W Main Street · 54.8
- Former Surplus World - 1005 Chili Ave · 54.8
- Macauto USA · 54.7
- 937-941 Genesee Street · 54.7
- Eastman Commons · 54.7
- 937 Genesee Street · 54.7
- Former Vogt Manufacturing · 54.7
- 610 Hollenbeck Street · 54.7
- 36 Field Street · 54.7
- Former Sargent & Greenleaf Facility · 54.7
- Michelsen · 54.7
- Cinema Theater · 54.7
- Former Wollensack Optical · 54.7
- 800 Atlantic Avenue · 54.7
- OBI, LLC · 54.7
- Mine Site · 84b587e2 · 54.6
- 1595 Mt. Hope Avenue (former Tip Top Restaurant) · 54.6
- College Town · 54.6
- Clifford Avenue · 54.6
- Greenfield (TAP138436 - TAP138445) · 54.3
- Mine Site · 2c65cffb · 53.6
- Lighthouse Pointe-Riverfront Site · 53.5
- Mine Site · 44d874b5 · 53.4
- Lighthouse Pointe-Inland Site · 53.4
- EC Near Rochester 9 · 8cea9b4b · 52.8
- Mine Site · 21315b0d · 52.7
- 894-898 W. Main & 42 York St · 52.6
- Beehler Landfill · 52.5
- EC Near Rochester 7 · ff7d7691 · 52.4
- EC Near Rochester 7 · 6246e2a0 · 52.3
- EC Near Rochester 7 · 12cee2f7 · 51.9
- EC Near Rochester 7 · f1d8e1d3 · 51.4
- EC Near Rochester 7 · 19ded656 · 51.2
Monroe County datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Monroe County?
176 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 55.8/100 DC Readiness. That is the 3rd-most of 61 New York counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Monroe County?
ROCHESTER #80 scores 65.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 176 scored sites in Monroe County (a substation-adjacent site).
Does Monroe 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 Monroe County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Monroe County as "Relatively High" (score 35).
What are industrial electricity rates in Monroe County?
Average industrial electricity is 7.70¢/kWh and commercial is 9.98¢/kWh in Monroe County.
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- Niagara County· 237 sites · avg 53.5
- Erie County· 192 sites · avg 56.2
- Nassau County· 130 sites · avg 57.5
- Suffolk County· 101 sites · avg 56.4
- St. Lawrence County· 94 sites · avg 53.5
- Onondaga County· 85 sites · avg 57.7
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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 Monroe County, New York”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/monroe-county (data as of November 13, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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