Bethlehem Steel Sun

Brownfield

Erie County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
69.3
Good / 100

Bethlehem Steel Sun is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Erie County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 69.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 4 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.2 mi
Available capacity4 MW
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth426

Connectivity

Nearest IXPVictory Technology Center
IXP distance0.8 mi
Fiber providers16
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance270.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage1,200 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usercra
Existing capacity4 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWILLIAMS TRUCKING CO
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index96.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVictory Technology Center
DC distance0.8 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.35¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.25¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$4,873

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
50
Speed to power15%
34
Fiber connectivity12%
92
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
87
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Bethlehem Steel Sun
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
STOLLE ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs75.5
CAMPUSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs71.4
GARDENVILLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs71.3
ELM STSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs71.2
TAP139842Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs70.7
HUNTLEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs70.4
TAP139843Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs69.9
Bethlehem Steel Sun Site 2Brownfield9 MW69.5

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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