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EC Coal Tompkins County

Greenfield

Tompkins County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
54.5
Fair / 100

EC Coal Tompkins County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Tompkins County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 54.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneNYISO_CENTRL
Wholesale LMP$53.43/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh
UtilityNEW YORK STATE ELEC & GAS CORPinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth95
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP70 Henry St
IXP distance40.3 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage37.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance231.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKimball, Justin M
Land contactTompkins County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUNITED PARCEL SERVICE ITHACA NYITH
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index76.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGreenidge Power Plant and Data Center
DC distance26.9 mi
Nearest rail3.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.2 mi
Nearest fiber route41.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.41¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.69¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$3,994

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%
30
Speed to power20%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
59
Energy cost10%
69
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
86
Gas pipeline2%
77
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Tompkins County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ TompkinsGreenfield——3.5 yrs55.6
UNKNOWN124336Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN124828Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs54.6
UNKNOWN124826Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs54.6
UNKNOWN124827Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs54.6
EC Coal Tompkins CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs54.1
EC Coal Tompkins CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs53.8
ETNASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs53.5

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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