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Troy Landfill Solar 2

Brownfield

Rensselaer County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
65.4
Good / 100

Troy Landfill Solar 2 is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Rensselaer County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 65.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN172417
Substation distance0.8 mi
Available capacity3 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth298
Avg queue wait4.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTurnKey Internet
IXP distance4.3 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage8.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance323.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage92 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity3 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTRICITY AUTO BODY REBUILDERS
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index105.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTurnkey Internet
DC distance4.3 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.3 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

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
46
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
69
Construction cost3%
62
Gas pipeline2%
77
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Troy Landfill Solar 2
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
REYNOLDSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs64.2
ALPSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs62.1
EASTOVERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.9 yrs61.5
OZ RensselaerGreenfield3.5 yrs59.7
UNKNOWN128285Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs59.2
JOHNSON ROADSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs59.2
TAP156248Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs59.0
MAPLEWOODSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs59.0

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.

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