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Datacenter Sites in Otsego County, New York

Otsego County has 31 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 900 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Otsego County, New York has 31 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.9/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0. It ranks 36th of 61 New York counties by number of sites and 58th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · bb4d5cfd at 54.8/100.

31
Candidate sites
49.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
900 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Otsego County

Site-selection context for Otsego County

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Datacenter tax incentive
9.22¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
6.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,070
Land price / acre
700
Cooling degree days
6,100
Heating degree days
46°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits; IDA property tax abatements (PILOT); Empire State Digital Gaming.

How does Otsego County compare with other counties in New York?

By number of scored sites, Otsego County ranks 36th of the 61 New York counties with a county page, holding 1.0% of the state's 2,980 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 49.9/100 ranks 58th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1237th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Otsego County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (19, 61% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (8) and greenfield (2). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Otsego County?

Industrial electricity averages 6.43¢/kWh and commercial 9.22¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (35). WRI water stress is low. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 700 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 46°F. Land is valued around $3,070 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Otsego County

Top datacenter sites in Otsego County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN127631Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.8
TAP141245Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN127629Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.2
MILFORDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN127632Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.1
UNKNOWN127634Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.1
TAP140331Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.9
UNKNOWN124143Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.9
OZ OtsegoGreenfield——4.3 yrs53.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.3
Oneonta River Corp. Industrial ParkIndustrial——4.3 yrs48.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.1

Every scored site in Otsego County

All 31 sites, best first.

Otsego County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Otsego County?

31 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 49.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the 36th-most of 61 New York counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Otsego County?

Substation-Adjacent site · bb4d5cfd scores 54.8/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 31 scored sites in Otsego County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Otsego County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits; IDA property tax abatements (PILOT); Empire State Digital Gaming.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Otsego County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Otsego County as "Relatively High" (score 35).

What are industrial electricity rates in Otsego County?

Average industrial electricity is 6.43¢/kWh and commercial is 9.22¢/kWh in Otsego County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Otsego County, New York”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/otsego-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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