Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster
IndustrialOrange County, New York · NYISO
At a glance
Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Orange County, New York, scoring 53.2/100 DC Readiness — 23rd of 43 scored sites in the county. It sits in the NYISO grid region and the CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELEC 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 Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster compare with other sites in Orange County?
Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster ranks 23rd of 43 scored candidate sites in Orange County. Its 53.2/100 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 fiber connectivity (88 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 Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is BUCHAN_N 345 BUCHAN_N 138 1 (NYISO), 17 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne Wappingers Falls at 9.5 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is CyrusOne Wappingers Falls, 9.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster?
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.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Orange County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCK TAVERN | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.6 |
| UNKNOWN158122 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.2 |
| Monroe Landfill Solar | Brownfield | — | 2 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.0 |
| OZ Orange | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 59.8 |
| UNKNOWN129109 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.0 |
| UNKNOWN129024 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.9 |
| UNKNOWN129107 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.6 |
| UNKNOWN129098 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.5 |
Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster?
Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster scores 53.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 23rd 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 Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster?
CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELEC CORP (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is CH ENERGY GROUP.
What grid region is Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster in?
Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster is in the NYISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne Wappingers Falls, about 9.5 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, “Quassaick Creek Estuary Cluster, Orange County, NY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/orange-county/quassaick-creek-estuary-cluster-9f2ff4ba (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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