EC Near Waterside

Greenfield

New York County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
51.7
Fair / 100

EC Near Waterside is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in New York County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 51.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneNYISO_NYC
Wholesale LMP$60.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.20¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth426
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP365 Data Centers Carlstadt (NJ3)
IXP distance0.9 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage54.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance219.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPUBLIC SERVICE ELEC & GAS CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHERMETITE DIV MUNDET INDUSTRIES INC
Hazard sub-score30/100
Construction cost index110.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSungard AS Carlstadt 777
DC distance1.1 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route108.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity19.58¢/kWh
Industrial electricity27.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$59,992

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%
30
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
89
Energy cost10%
58
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
30
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
58
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Waterside
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VERNONSubstation-Adjacent348 kV600 MW3.5 yrs75.9
EAST 13TH STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.8
BERGENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.7
Charles PolettiBrownfield883 MW70.9
HVDC B2B STATION HUDSONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.4
WEST 49TH STREETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.9
ASTORIA GENERATING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs69.5
NORTH BERGENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs67.2

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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