HOMESTEAD

Substation-Adjacent

New York County, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
63.6
Good / 100

HOMESTEAD is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in New York County, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 63.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHOMESTEAD
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
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 IXPEquinix NY7 - New York, North Bergen
IXP distance0.4 mi
Fiber providers19
Fiber coverage99.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance219.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerPUBLIC SERVICE ELEC & GAS CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteFLEET INC
Hazard sub-score30/100
Construction cost index161.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEquinix NY7 Data Center
DC distance0.4 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
Nearest fiber route81.4 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
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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%
87
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
100
Energy cost10%
58
Water risk8%
93
Natural hazard8%
30
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
16
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near HOMESTEAD
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 PolettiBrownfield—883 MW—70.9
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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