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Lena Goldbas property

Industrial

Oneida County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
53.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

Lena Goldbas property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Oneida County, New York, scoring 53.6/100 DC Readiness — 34th of 80 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

UtilityNIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.investor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 20 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 4.9 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 wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNorthland Communications - Utica
IXP distance0.4 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage30.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score65/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterNorthland Communications - Utica
DC distance0.4 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

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 Lena Goldbas property compare with other sites in Oneida County?

Lena Goldbas property ranks 34th of 80 scored candidate sites in Oneida County. Its 53.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.1. 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 fiber connectivity (84 vs 76) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 38). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Lena Goldbas property to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is SCRIBA 345 VOLNEY 345 1 (NYISO), 62 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Northland Communications - Utica at 0.4 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Northland Communications - Utica, 0.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Lena Goldbas property?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Oneida 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%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
84
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Lena Goldbas property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MARCYSubstation-Adjacent765 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs66.7
Former Ferdula LandfillBrownfield——4.3 yrs65.9
EDICSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs64.5
OZ OneidaGreenfield——4.3 yrs60.0
TERMINALSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs59.5
DUNLOPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN127516Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs59.3
TAP140365Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs59.3

Lena Goldbas property: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Lena Goldbas property?

Lena Goldbas property scores 53.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 34th of 80 scored sites in Oneida County. The Oneida County average is 54.1 and the New York average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves Lena Goldbas property?

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 Lena Goldbas property in?

Lena Goldbas property is in the NYISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Lena Goldbas property from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Northland Communications - Utica, about 0.4 miles away; 10 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, “Lena Goldbas property, Oneida County, NY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/oneida-county/lena-goldbas-property-310cdeb3 (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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