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Datacenter Sites in Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk County has 101 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,351 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Suffolk County, New York has 101 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0. It ranks 5th of 61 New York counties by number of sites and 9th by average score. The top-scoring site is OZ Suffolk · ab3d7f66 at 62.9/100.

101
Candidate sites
56.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,351 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Suffolk County

Site-selection context for Suffolk County

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Datacenter tax incentive
14.99¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
—
Industrial electricity
13
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$18,696
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 Suffolk County compare with other counties in New York?

By number of scored sites, Suffolk County ranks 5th of the 61 New York counties with a county page, holding 3.4% of the state's 2,980 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.4/100 ranks 9th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 319th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 71 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Suffolk County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (35, 35% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (25) and industrial (17). 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 Suffolk County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (35). WRI water stress is low. 13 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 $18,696 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Suffolk County

Top datacenter sites in Suffolk County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ SuffolkGreenfield——4.3 yrs62.9
RONKONKOMASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.2
UNKNOWN129500Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.1
BROOKHAVENSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.8
OZ SuffolkGreenfield——4.3 yrs61.8
UNKNOWN129497Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.4
TAP141009Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.3
EC Near Port JeffersonGreenfield——4.3 yrs61.1
NORTH SHORE BEACHSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN141047Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.4
WILDWOODSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.4
WADING RIVER GAS TURBINESSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.3
EC Near Port JeffersonGreenfield——4.3 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN129197Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.0
YAPHANKSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.8
YAPHANKSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.6
HOLTSVILLESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.5
UNKNOWN141043Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN141044Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.3
TERRYVILLESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.3
CENTEREACHSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.3
MORICHESSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.2
UNKNOWN135467Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.2
MOUNT SINAISubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.2
TAP141007Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.0

Every scored site in Suffolk County

All 101 sites, best first.

Suffolk County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Suffolk County?

101 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 5th-most of 61 New York counties with five or more sites.

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

OZ Suffolk · ab3d7f66 scores 62.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 101 scored sites in Suffolk County (a greenfield site).

Does Suffolk 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 Suffolk County?

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

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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 Suffolk County, New York”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/suffolk-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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