894-898 W. Main & 42 York St
IndustrialMonroe County, New York · NYISO
At a glance
894-898 W. Main & 42 York St is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Monroe County, New York, scoring 52.6/100 DC Readiness — 170th of 176 scored sites in the county. It sits in the NYISO grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
First statewide moratorium (2026): 1-yr hold on certain permits for large DCs + impact study.
Moratorium/permit hold targets large datacenters.
Incentive detail: Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits; IDA property tax abatements (PILOT); Empire State Digital Gaming.
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How does 894-898 W. Main & 42 York St compare with other sites in Monroe County?
894-898 W. Main & 42 York St ranks 170th of 176 scored candidate sites in Monroe County. Its 52.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.8. It is roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the New York average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (82 vs 76) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 38). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is 894-898 W. Main & 42 York St to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is PANNELRG 115 STA_56 115 1 (NYISO), 13 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Rochester Colo at 9.4 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Landmax Data Systems, Inc, 4.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 894-898 W. Main & 42 York St?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Monroe County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Monroe County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| 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 |
| RED-Rochester, LLC | Brownfield | — | 89 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.8 |
| UNKNOWN124708 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 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 |
894-898 W. Main & 42 York St: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of 894-898 W. Main & 42 York St?
894-898 W. Main & 42 York St scores 52.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 170th of 176 scored sites in Monroe County. The Monroe County average is 55.8 and the New York average is 54.0.
What grid region is 894-898 W. Main & 42 York St in?
894-898 W. Main & 42 York St is in the NYISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is 894-898 W. Main & 42 York St in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
How far is 894-898 W. Main & 42 York St from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Rochester Colo, about 9.4 miles away; 8 fiber providers report service at the location.
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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “894-898 W. Main & 42 York St, Monroe County, NY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/monroe-county/894-898-w-main-42-york-st-0114fb75 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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