Richmond, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
70.5
Excellent / 100

SEWAREN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Richmond, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 70.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSEWAREN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_NYC
Wholesale LMP$60.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.20¢/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 IXPIron Mountain Data Center - New Jersey (NJE-1)
IXP distance5.0 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage96.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance200.5 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPUBLIC SERVICE ELEC & GAS CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00729376485
DC distance2.4 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.7 mi
Nearest fiber route103.8 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%
78
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
96
Energy cost10%
70
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near SEWAREN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PSEG LINDEN GENERATING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs73.4
SAYREVILLESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs73.0
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
Kessler Industries SolarBrownfield1 MW63.5

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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