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EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College

Greenfield

Nassau County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
56.4
Good / 100

EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Nassau County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 56.4/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneNYISO_LONGIL
Wholesale LMP$61.69/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh
UtilityLONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITYstate

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth95
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP1025Connect
IXP distance8.3 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance246.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactNassau County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteLYON DONALD
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index110.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter1025Connect
DC distance8.3 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.8 mi
Nearest fiber route106.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity15.40¢/kWh
Industrial electricity27.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$62,463

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%
25
Fiber connectivity12%
92
Energy cost10%
70
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
58
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DUFFY AVENUE CONVERTER STATIONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.9 yrs69.8
SHORE RDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs68.8
EAST GARDEN CITYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs67.2
NEWBRIDGE ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs67.0
EC Near Plant No 2 FreeportGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.1
TAP141012Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.9 yrs61.2
EC Near Plant No 2 FreeportGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.0
EC Near GlenwoodGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.0

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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