Far Rockaway

Brownfield

Queens, New York · NYISO

DC Readiness
57.9
Good / 100

Far Rockaway is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Queens, New York, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 57.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_NYC
Wholesale LMP$60.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/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 IXP501 Franklin Ave
IXP distance10.3 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage99.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance225.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerLipa
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity100 MW
Retirement date2012-07-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNATIONAL GRID FAR ROCKAWAY POWER STATION
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index115.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter501 Franklin Ave
DC distance10.3 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
Nearest fiber route100.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity19.14¢/kWh
Industrial electricity27.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$113,746

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%
35
Speed to power15%
30
Fiber connectivity12%
91
Energy cost10%
58
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
54
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Far Rockaway
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
JAMAICASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.3
OZ QueensGreenfield3.5 yrs60.6
Kennedy International Airport CogenBrownfield50 MW3.5 yrs60.5
OZ QueensGreenfield3.5 yrs60.4
OZ QueensGreenfield3.5 yrs60.3
OZ QueensGreenfield3.5 yrs60.0
Greenfield (DUFFY AVENUE CONVERTER STATION)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs59.5
CORONASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.4

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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