Williams College - Campus CHP

Brownfield

Rensselaer County, New York · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
54.0
Fair / 100

Williams College - Campus CHP is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Rensselaer County, New York, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 54.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneISONE_MA
Wholesale LMP$69.64/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth32
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPINOC Albany (11 North Pearl St)
IXP distance28.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage8.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance338.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerWilliams College
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity3 MW

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterIBM Building
DC distance28.3 mi
Nearest rail1.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
Nearest fiber route109.5 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.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
58
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
62
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Williams College - Campus CHP
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 2Brownfield3 MW64.9
MAPLEWOODSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.6
RIVERSIDESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.4
REYNOLDSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.0
Troy Landfill Solar 1Brownfield1 MW64.0

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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