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EC Near Seneca Energy

Greenfield

Seneca, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
52.1
Fair / 100

EC Near Seneca Energy is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Seneca, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 52.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneNYISO_GENESE
Wholesale LMP$51.00/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth298
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPRochester Colo
IXP distance34.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage68.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance232.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactSeneca County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index110.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGreenidge Power Plant and Data Center
DC distance12.2 mi
Nearest rail4.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.7 mi
Nearest fiber route126.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.87¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.32¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$4,610

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
69
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
58
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Seneca Energy
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Seneca EnergyGreenfield3.5 yrs56.6
EC Near Seneca EnergyGreenfield3.5 yrs56.0
EC Near Seneca EnergyGreenfield3.5 yrs56.0
UNKNOWN125140Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs55.9
GUARDIAN GLASSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs55.8
GENEVA BORDER CITYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs55.6
EC Near Seneca EnergyGreenfield3.5 yrs55.3
EC Coal Seneca CountyGreenfield3.5 yrs55.2

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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