Greenfield (NEW SCOTLAND - TAP136075)

Greenfield

Rensselaer County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
62.3
Good / 100

Greenfield (NEW SCOTLAND - TAP136075) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Rensselaer County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 62.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationNEW SCOTLAND
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_CAPITL
Wholesale LMP$59.21/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/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 IXPINOC Albany (80 State St)
IXP distance9.6 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage8.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance316.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerNational Grid
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index105.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIBM Building
DC distance9.6 mi
Nearest rail6.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.6 mi
Nearest fiber route113.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.68¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.67¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$4,449
See all datacenter sites in Rensselaer County →

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%
59
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
67
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
62
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (NEW SCOTLAND - TAP136075)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP136075Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.2
ALPSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.9
EASTOVERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs65.2
Troy Landfill Solar 2Brownfield—3 MW—64.9
MAPLEWOODSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.6
RIVERSIDESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.4
REYNOLDSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.0
Troy Landfill Solar 1Brownfield—1 MW—64.0

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Greenfield (NEW SCOTLAND - TAP136075), Rensselaer County. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.

See plans & API accessTalk to us