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EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College

Greenfield

Nassau County, New York · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
59.8
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Nassau County, New York, scoring 59.8/100 DC Readiness — 31st of 130 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ISO-NE grid region and the FISHERS ISLAND UTILITY CO INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneNYISO_LONGIL
Wholesale LMP$61.69/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh
UtilityFISHERS ISLAND UTILITY CO INCinvestor owned

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth6
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP1025Connect
IXP distance6.5 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance246.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerScott Silverberg
Land contactNassau County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space
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 siteNYSDOT NORTHERN STATE PKWY ROUND SWAMP RD BIN 1058309
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index110.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter1025Connect
DC distance6.5 mi
Nearest rail2.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.7 mi
Nearest fiber route80.1 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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How does EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College compare with other sites in Nassau County?

EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College ranks 31st of 130 scored candidate sites in Nassau County. Its 59.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.5. It is about 11% above the New York average of 54.0 and about 12% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the New York average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (48 vs 40) and its weakest is natural hazard (55 vs 64). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is OAKWOOD 138 SYOSSET 138 1 (NYISO), 2 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is 1025Connect at 6.5 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is 1025Connect, 6.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (NYSDOT NORTHERN STATE PKWY ROUND SWAMP RD BIN 1058309). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Nassau County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
48
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
59
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
58
Gas pipeline2%
88
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 MW4.3 yrs70.2
SHORE RDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs68.8
EAST GARDEN CITYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.6
NEWBRIDGE ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.3
TAP141012Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.3
ELWOODSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.5
TAP136403Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.4
TAP136404Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.3

EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College?

EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College scores 59.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 31st of 130 scored sites in Nassau County. The Nassau County average is 57.5 and the New York average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College?

FISHERS ISLAND UTILITY CO INC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College in?

EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College?

Parcel records list the owner as Scott Silverberg (private land).

How far is EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is 1025Connect, about 6.5 miles away; 12 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, “EC Near SUNY Old Westbury College, Nassau County, NY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/nassau-county/ec-near-suny-old-westbury-college-b143e4e7 (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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