Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility

Brownfield

Monroe County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
60.5
Good / 100

Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Monroe County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 60.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 4 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity4 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_WEST
Wholesale LMP$47.55/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth426
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPGafachi 1 West Main Rochester
IXP distance3.0 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage69.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance221.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerMonroe County (NY)
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity4 MW
Retirement date2021-06-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMONROE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index96.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGafachi 1 West Main Rochester
DC distance3.0 mi
Nearest rail2.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.3 mi
Nearest fiber route124.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.98¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.70¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$4,622

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%
23
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
91
Energy cost10%
70
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
65
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facility
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROCHESTER #80Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.8
Emerson Street LandfillBrownfield3 MW66.9
UNKNOWN125198Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs66.8
MORTIMERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs66.0
UNKNOWN125194Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs66.0
UNKNOWN125186Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN125185Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.7
UNKNOWN125114Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.7

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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