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Former Ferdula Landfill

Brownfield

Oneida County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
67.5
Good / 100

Former Ferdula Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Oneida County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 67.5/100 DC Readiness and a 4.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN143764
Substation distance0.6 mi
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth298
Avg queue wait4.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNorthland Communications - Utica
IXP distance9.3 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage30.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance303.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage2 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index85.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNorthland Communications - Utica
DC distance9.3 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.54¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$3,359

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
54
Speed to power15%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
76
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Ferdula Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MARCYSubstation-Adjacent765 kV1,000 MW4.9 yrs67.4
EDICSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs65.2
OZ OneidaGreenfield3.5 yrs61.0
TERMINALSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs60.4
TAP140365Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs60.2
DUNLOPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs60.2
UNKNOWN127516Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs60.0
SCHUYLERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs59.1

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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