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Mill Building No.2

Industrial

Orange County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
50.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

Mill Building No.2 is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Orange County, New York, scoring 50.4/100 DC Readiness — 38th of 43 scored sites in the county. It sits in the NYISO grid region and the ORANGE & ROCKLAND UTILS INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityORANGE & ROCKLAND UTILS INCinvestor ownedrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 20 MWStandby / large-load service; NYISO Zone J

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 IXPPlanet Networks Newton Datacenter
IXP distance24.8 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage72.9%

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 datacenterPlanet Networks Newton Datacenter
DC distance24.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.68¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.59¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$10,494

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 Mill Building No.2 compare with other sites in Orange County?

Mill Building No.2 ranks 38th of 43 scored candidate sites in Orange County. Its 50.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.2. 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 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 Mill Building No.2 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is BUCHAN_N 345 BUCHAN_N 138 1 (NYISO), 31 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Planet Networks Newton Datacenter at 24.8 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Planet Networks Newton Datacenter, 24.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Mill Building No.2?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Orange 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%
70
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Mill Building No.2
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROCK TAVERNSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN158122Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.2
Monroe Landfill SolarBrownfield—2 MW4.3 yrs61.0
OZ OrangeGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN129109Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs59.0
UNKNOWN129024Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN129107Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.6
UNKNOWN129097Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.5

Mill Building No.2: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Mill Building No.2?

Mill Building No.2 scores 50.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 38th of 43 scored sites in Orange County. The Orange County average is 54.2 and the New York average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves Mill Building No.2?

ORANGE & ROCKLAND UTILS INC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is CONSOLIDATED EDISON.

What grid region is Mill Building No.2 in?

Mill Building No.2 is in the NYISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Mill Building No.2 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Planet Networks Newton Datacenter, about 24.8 miles away; 12 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, “Mill Building No.2, Orange County, NY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/orange-county/mill-building-no-2-534b70d6 (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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