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Datacenter Sites in Steuben County, New York

Steuben County has 50 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.7/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,603 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Steuben County, New York has 50 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.7/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0. It ranks 19th of 61 New York counties by number of sites and 44th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · b52521a4 at 59.6/100.

50
Candidate sites
51.7/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,603 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Steuben County

Site-selection context for Steuben County

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Datacenter tax incentive
9.63¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.00¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
9
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,076
Land price / acre
700
Cooling degree days
6,100
Heating degree days
46°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Steuben County compare with other counties in New York?

By number of scored sites, Steuben County ranks 19th of the 61 New York counties with a county page, holding 1.7% of the state's 2,980 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 51.7/100 ranks 44th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 757th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 10 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Steuben County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (23, 46% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (10) and greenfield (10). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Steuben County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.00¢/kWh and commercial 9.63¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (35). WRI water stress is low. 9 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 700 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 46°F. Land is valued around $3,076 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Steuben County

Top datacenter sites in Steuben County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN124725Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN124256Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.5
CANANDAIGUASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs59.5
EC Near SREC Bath LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.3
UNKNOWN124257Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.1
EC Near SREC Bath LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN124251Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.4
UNKNOWN124716Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN124195Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN124258Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN144087Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.8
UNKNOWN124252Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.8
EC Near SREC Bath LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs53.5
EC Near SREC Bath LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs53.1
SREC Bath LFGTEBrownfield—3 MW4.3 yrs52.9
EC Near SREC Bath LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs52.8
EC Near SREC Bath LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs52.8
EC Near SREC Bath LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs52.7
EC Near SREC Bath LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs52.6
EC Near SREC Bath LFGTEGreenfield——4.3 yrs52.5
Bath VA Medical CenterFederal Excess——4.3 yrs50.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.1

Every scored site in Steuben County

All 50 sites, best first.

Steuben County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Steuben County?

50 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 51.7/100 DC Readiness. That is the 19th-most of 61 New York counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Steuben County?

Substation-Adjacent site · b52521a4 scores 59.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 50 scored sites in Steuben County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Steuben County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Steuben County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Steuben County as "Relatively High" (score 35).

What are industrial electricity rates in Steuben County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.00¢/kWh and commercial is 9.63¢/kWh in Steuben County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Steuben County, New York”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/steuben-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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