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Payne Beach Road landfill

Brownfield

Monroe County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
59.2
Good / 100

Payne Beach Road landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Monroe County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 59.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN125190
Substation distance2.3 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_ZONE_A
Wholesale LMP$35.20/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC 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 IXPCentriLogic Rochester (ROC)
IXP distance10.4 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage72.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance293.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage8 ac
Buildable load (est.)~3–8 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity3 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 siteHILTON AUTO SERVICE
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index96.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCentriLogic Rochester (ROC)
DC distance10.4 mi
Nearest rail7.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline15.8 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

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%
30
Speed to power20%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
82
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
93
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
49
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Payne Beach Road landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROCHESTER #80Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN124706Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs62.2
RED-Rochester, LLCBrownfield—89 MW3.5 yrs61.8
UNKNOWN124708Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs61.7
OZ MonroeGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.5
EC Near Rochester 3Greenfield——3.5 yrs61.3
OZ MonroeGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.1
UNKNOWN125198Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs60.5

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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