Skip to content
Gridcensus

OZ Richmond

Greenfield

Richmond, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
61.1
Good / 100

OZ Richmond is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Richmond, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 61.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneNYISO_NYC
Wholesale LMP$60.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.20¢/kWh
UtilityCONSOLIDATED EDISON CO-NY INCinvestor ownedrestrictive to large load · terms ≥ 20 MWStandby / large-load service; NYISO Zone J

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth95
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTelehouse - Teleport Center (New York)
IXP distance3.5 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage96.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance209.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactRichmond County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteLEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index106.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMerrill Lynch Data Center
DC distance3.4 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.9 mi
Nearest fiber route113.2 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

Regulatory climate

Restrictivestate posture · as of 2026-08

First statewide moratorium (2026): 1-yr hold on certain permits for large DCs + impact study.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended
Large-load threshold≥ 50 MW

Moratorium/permit hold targets large datacenters.

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

Site location

◆ Loading map…
≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Get alerts

Track OZ Richmond

Get an email when its DC-readiness score, available capacity, or interconnection-queue status changes.

No spam. Just the alerts you asked for.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
97
Energy cost10%
70
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Richmond
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SEWARENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs70.0
UNKNOWN132611Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN129920Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.9 yrs65.4
MINUE STREETSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.2
TAP167289Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.0
Kessler Industries SolarBrownfield230 kV1 MW3.8 yrs63.6
White Rose Foods SolarBrownfield230 kV5 MW3.8 yrs61.9
OZ RichmondGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.3

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 OZ Richmond, Richmond. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 147,272-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.