Schoharie County, New York · PJM

DC Readiness
68.9
Good / 100

GILBOA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Schoharie County, New York, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 68.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationGILBOA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth411
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPINOC Albany (4 Tower Pl)
IXP distance35.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage60.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance283.5 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerNEW YORK STATE ELEC & GAS CORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY BLENHEIM GILBOA POWER PROJECT
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index100.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen Albany 4
DC distance38.0 mi
Nearest rail15.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline18.9 mi
Nearest fiber route142.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.44¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.32¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,100
Land price / acre$3,551

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%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
56
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
39
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near GILBOA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (GILBOA - FRASER)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs62.2
Greenfield (NEW SCOTLAND - GILBOA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs59.4
Greenfield (NEW SCOTLAND - GILBOA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs57.4
Greenfield (LEEDS - GILBOA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs57.1
OZ SchoharieGreenfield3.5 yrs54.5
OZ SchoharieGreenfield3.5 yrs53.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN125020 - UNKNOWN127643)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs51.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN127643 - TAP135947)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs50.3

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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