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Manlius Landfill Solar

Brownfield

Onondaga County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
66.7
Good / 100

Manlius Landfill Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Onondaga County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 66.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 6 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN145431
Substation distance0.3 mi
Available capacity6 MW
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh
UtilityNIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.investor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 20 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth95
Avg queue wait4.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNorthland Communications - Syracuse
IXP distance9.1 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage76.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance284.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity6 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMANLIUS PUMPING STATION
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index105.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSU Green Data Center
DC distance6.8 mi
Nearest rail4.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.89¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$3,467

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
49
Speed to power20%
34
Fiber connectivity12%
86
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
72
Construction cost3%
62
Gas pipeline2%
76
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Manlius Landfill Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LAFAYETTESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs66.3
Honeywell Water Treatment PlantBrownfield—2 MW4.9 yrs65.7
DEWITTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN125434Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs65.4
CLAYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs65.0
EC Coal Onondaga CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.8
EC Coal Onondaga CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.7
OZ OnondagaGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.3

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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