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Datacenter Sites in New York County, New York

New York County has 59 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.1/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 6,879 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

New York County, New York has 59 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.1/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0. It ranks 15th of 61 New York counties by number of sites and 4th by average score. The top-scoring site is RAINEY at 72.2/100.

59
Candidate sites
58.1/100
Avg DC Readiness
6,879 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in New York County

Site-selection context for New York County

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Datacenter tax incentive
19.58¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
27.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
18
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$59,992
Land price / acre
700
Cooling degree days
6,100
Heating degree days
46°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits; IDA property tax abatements (PILOT); Empire State Digital Gaming.

How does New York County compare with other counties in New York?

By number of scored sites, New York County ranks 15th of the 61 New York counties with a county page, holding 2.0% of the state's 2,980 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 58.1/100 ranks 4th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 634th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 2 sites score 70 or higher and 49 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in New York County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (20, 34% of the county's inventory), followed by industrial (16) and substation-adjacent (13). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in New York County?

Industrial electricity averages 27.43¢/kWh and commercial 19.58¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (35). WRI water stress is low. 18 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 700 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 46°F. Land is valued around $59,992 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in New York County

Top datacenter sites in New York County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RAINEYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs72.2
Charles PolettiBrownfield138 kV883 MW4.3 yrs71.2
FARRAGUTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs69.3
BERGENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.7 yrs68.7
EAST 13TH STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs68.4
NORTH BERGENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.7 yrs67.8
HOMESTEADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.7 yrs67.8
WEST 49TH STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.6
UNKNOWN124169Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN132362Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs66.0
LEONIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs64.9
WatersideBrownfield—200 MW4.3 yrs64.3
WEST 65TH STREETSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.6
BRUCKNERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.5
WEST ASTORIASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.5
OZ New YorkGreenfield——4.3 yrs60.2
New York University Central PlantBrownfield—2 MW4.3 yrs57.7
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterBrownfield—1 MW4.3 yrs56.8
EC Near Mount Sinai Beth IsraelGreenfield——4.7 yrs56.0
High LineIndustrial——4.3 yrs55.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs55.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs55.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs55.4
Franczyk ParkIndustrial——4.3 yrs55.4
Lafayette Street School YardIndustrial——4.3 yrs55.4

Every scored site in New York County

All 59 sites, best first.

New York County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in New York County?

59 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 58.1/100 DC Readiness. That is the 15th-most of 61 New York counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in New York County?

RAINEY scores 72.2/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 59 scored sites in New York County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does New York County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits; IDA property tax abatements (PILOT); Empire State Digital Gaming.

What is the natural-hazard risk in New York County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates New York County as "Relatively High" (score 35).

What are industrial electricity rates in New York County?

Average industrial electricity is 27.43¢/kWh and commercial is 19.58¢/kWh in New York County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in New York County, New York”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/new-york-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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