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Datacenter Sites in Rensselaer County, New York

Rensselaer County has 60 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 3,306 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Rensselaer County, New York has 60 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0. It ranks 13th of 61 New York counties by number of sites and 20th by average score. The top-scoring site is REYNOLDS at 63.8/100.

60
Candidate sites
54.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
3,306 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Rensselaer County

Site-selection context for Rensselaer County

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Datacenter tax incentive
8.68¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
5.67¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
6
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$4,449
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 Rensselaer County compare with other counties in New York?

By number of scored sites, Rensselaer County ranks 13th of the 61 New York counties with a county page, holding 2.0% of the state's 2,980 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.3/100 ranks 20th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 623rd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 21 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Rensselaer County?

Industrial sites are the most common (22, 37% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (20) and former mine (13). 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 Rensselaer County?

Industrial electricity averages 5.67¢/kWh and commercial 8.68¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (35). WRI water stress is low. 6 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 $4,449 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Rensselaer County

Top datacenter sites in Rensselaer County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
REYNOLDSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.8
Troy Landfill Solar 2Brownfield—3 MW4.3 yrs63.7
ALPSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs62.1
EASTOVERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.5
OZ RensselaerGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.7
MAPLEWOODSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.6
TAP161120Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.6
TAP156248Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.6
TAP136083Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.5
JOHNSON ROADSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.5
UNKNOWN128285Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.4
RIVERSIDESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.8
GREENBUSHSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.6
UNKNOWN124125Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.3
TAP135826Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN124124Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.2
TAP135824Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.1
TAP135859Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.1
TAP136610Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.7
TAP136611Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.6
TAP135560Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.1
OZ RensselaerGreenfield——4.3 yrs54.9
STEPHENTOWNSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.5
Williams College - Campus CHPBrownfield—3 MW4.3 yrs53.1
675 Broadway EasementIndustrial——4.3 yrs52.9

Every scored site in Rensselaer County

All 60 sites, best first.

Rensselaer County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Rensselaer County?

60 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 13th-most of 61 New York counties with five or more sites.

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

REYNOLDS scores 63.8/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 60 scored sites in Rensselaer County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Rensselaer County?

Average industrial electricity is 5.67¢/kWh and commercial is 8.68¢/kWh in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County, New York”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/rensselaer-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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