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Datacenter Sites in Yates, New York

Yates has 19 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 402 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Yates, New York has 19 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the New York average of 54.0. It ranks 54th of 61 New York counties by number of sites and 27th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 95b8ab76 at 58.6/100.

19
Candidate sites
53.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
402 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 19 in Yates

Site-selection context for Yates

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Datacenter tax incentive
9.96¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.47¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
5
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$6,402
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 Yates compare with other counties in New York?

By number of scored sites, Yates ranks 54th of the 61 New York counties with a county page, holding 0.6% of the state's 2,980 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 53.5/100 ranks 27th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1783rd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 7 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Yates?

Greenfield sites are the most common (11, 58% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (4) and substation-adjacent (3). 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 Yates?

Industrial electricity averages 7.47¢/kWh and commercial 9.96¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (35). WRI water stress is low. 5 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 $6,402 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Yates

Top datacenter sites in Yates
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN124194Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.6
EC Near Greenidge Generation LLCGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN124830Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.5
EC Near Greenidge Generation LLCGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN124253Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
EC Near Greenidge Generation LLCGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.5
EC Near Greenidge Generation LLCGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.0
EC Near Greenidge Generation LLCGreenfield——4.3 yrs54.8
EC Near Greenidge Generation LLCGreenfield——4.3 yrs54.3
EC Near Greenidge Generation LLCGreenfield——4.3 yrs53.9
KeukaBrownfield—2 MW4.3 yrs53.7
EC Near Greenidge Generation LLCGreenfield——4.3 yrs52.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.4
EC Near Greenidge Generation LLCGreenfield——4.3 yrs51.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.2
EC Near Greenidge Generation LLCGreenfield——4.3 yrs49.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN124253 - UNKNOWN124830)Greenfield115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs48.5

Every scored site in Yates

All 19 sites, best first.

Yates datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Yates?

19 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 53.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 54th-most of 61 New York counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Yates?

Substation-Adjacent site · 95b8ab76 scores 58.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 19 scored sites in Yates (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Yates 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 Yates?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Yates?

Average industrial electricity is 7.47¢/kWh and commercial is 9.96¢/kWh in Yates.

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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 Yates, New York”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-york/yates (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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