Kessler Industries Solar

Brownfield

Richmond, New York · PJM

DC Readiness
63.5
Good / 100

Kessler Industries Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Richmond, New York, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 63.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.9 mi
Available capacity1 MW
LMP zonePJM_PSEG
Wholesale LMP$42.30/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.20¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth266

Connectivity

Nearest IXPIron Mountain Data Center - New Jersey (NJE-1)
IXP distance4.0 mi
Fiber providers7
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance199.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage21 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usemanufacturing
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNJ TURNPIKE AUTHORITY
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index106.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00729376485
DC distance3.1 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity19.58¢/kWh
Industrial electricity27.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$2,551,600

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%
45
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
93
Energy cost10%
60
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Kessler Industries Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PSEG LINDEN GENERATING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs73.4
SAYREVILLESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs73.0
SEWARENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs70.5
TAP167289Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs69.9
UNKNOWN132611Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs68.2
Greenfield (DUFFY AVENUE CONVERTER STATION)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs64.9
PSEG Sewaren Generating StationBrownfield567 MW2.6 yrs63.9
FedEx Ground Distribution HubBrownfield2 MW63.7

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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