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White Rose Foods Solar

Brownfield

Richmond, New York · PJM

DC Readiness
64.4
Good / 100

White Rose Foods Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Richmond, New York, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 64.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 5 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationMINUE STREET
Substation distance0.7 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity5 MW
Utility commercial rate0.20¢/kWh

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth11
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMetanet New York Data Center Staten Island
IXP distance2.8 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage96.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance203.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage57 ac
Buildable load (est.)~23–57 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usemanufacturing
Existing capacity5 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePAKTANK ATLANTIC CO CARTERET NJ
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index106.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 729376485
DC distance0.8 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 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

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

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
49
Speed to power20%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
76
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
74
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near White Rose Foods Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SEWARENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs70.5
UNKNOWN132611Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs70.1
MINUE STREETSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.6
TAP167289Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.4
Kessler Industries SolarBrownfield230 kV1 MW3.8 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN129920Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.9 yrs65.4
OZ RichmondGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.2
OZ RichmondGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.0

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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