EC Coal Orleans County

Greenfield

Orleans County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
51.1
Fair / 100

EC Coal Orleans County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orleans County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 51.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneNYISO_WEST
Wholesale LMP$47.55/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.07¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth426
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPH5 Data Centers Buffalo II
IXP distance19.6 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage5.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance212.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerNIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNYSDOT BIN 1036410
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index78.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterH5 Data Centers Buffalo I
DC distance19.8 mi
Nearest rail3.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline11.5 mi
Nearest fiber route112.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.42¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.98¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$4,834
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Incentive detail: Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits; IDA property tax abatements (PILOT); Empire State Digital Gaming.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
40
Energy cost10%
70
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
84
Gas pipeline2%
63
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Orleans County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP140509Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.6
SOUR SPRINGS SWITCHSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.4
W HAMLINSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN125200Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.2
TELEGRAPH RDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.3
EC Coal Orleans CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs54.0
EC Coal Orleans CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs44.1
IROQUOISFederal Excess———42.6

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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