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City of Ogdensburg

Brownfield

St. Lawrence County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
59.2
Good / 100

City of Ogdensburg is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in St. Lawrence County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 59.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN125650
Substation distance1.6 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity1 MW
Utility commercial rate0.07¢/kWh
UtilityNIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.investor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 20 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth95
Avg queue wait4.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPWestelcom Networks Watertown
IXP distance55.2 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage60.2%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance404.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usemine
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (45/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNATIONAL GRID OGDENSBURG SUBSTATION
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index86.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterOld Main
DC distance24.3 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.42¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.99¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$2,386

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%
34
Speed to power20%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in St. Lawrence County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near City of Ogdensburg
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MASSENASubstation-Adjacent765 kV1,000 MW4.9 yrs64.8
TAP140335Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN130198Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs57.2
TAP140319Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs57.0
UNKNOWN125639Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs56.6
TAP140337Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN127601Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs56.4
TAP140339Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs56.3

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.

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