Youngstown Cold Storage
IndustrialNiagara County, New York · NYISO
At a glance
Youngstown Cold Storage is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Niagara County, New York, scoring 50.7/100 DC Readiness — 232nd of 237 scored sites in the county. It sits in the NYISO grid region and the NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
First statewide moratorium (2026): 1-yr hold on certain permits for large DCs + impact study.
Moratorium/permit hold targets large datacenters.
Incentive detail: Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits; IDA property tax abatements (PILOT); Empire State Digital Gaming.
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How does Youngstown Cold Storage compare with other sites in Niagara County?
Youngstown Cold Storage ranks 232nd of 237 scored candidate sites in Niagara County. Its 50.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.5. It is roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the New York average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (65 vs 64) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (66 vs 76). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Youngstown Cold Storage to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is NIAGARA 230 PACKARD 230 1 (NYISO), 9 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is H5 Data Centers Buffalo I at 15.9 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is US Bitcoin DC, 11.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Youngstown Cold Storage?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Niagara County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Niagara County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOMERSET | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.7 |
| NIAGARA | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.6 |
| ROBINSON ROAD | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.6 |
| PACKARD | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.8 |
| TAP139815 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.7 |
| OZ Niagara | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.2 |
| UNKNOWN125341 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.6 |
| UNKNOWN124205 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.5 |
Youngstown Cold Storage: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Youngstown Cold Storage?
Youngstown Cold Storage scores 50.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 232nd of 237 scored sites in Niagara County. The Niagara County average is 53.5 and the New York average is 54.0.
Which electric utility serves Youngstown Cold Storage?
NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC.
What grid region is Youngstown Cold Storage in?
Youngstown Cold Storage is in the NYISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Youngstown Cold Storage in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
How far is Youngstown Cold Storage from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is H5 Data Centers Buffalo I, about 15.9 miles away; 5 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, “Youngstown Cold Storage, Niagara County, NY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/niagara-county/youngstown-cold-storage-13d95b37 (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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