North East Data LLC Data Center

Description

Grid queue discovery: NYISO queue #1741. Applicant: Blockfusion / North East Data LLC. Classification: possible_dc. Interconnection: 230kV lines 77 and 78 (NM-NG)

Timeline

Notes

North East Data LLC is confirmed by NYSDEC environmental filings as a joint venture between Blockfusion and North East Data LLC, operating at 5380 Frontier Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY 14304. Global Energy Monitor records the facility as a 50 MW cryptocurrency mining operation. The queue 1741 request for 500 MW represents a 10x expansion from documented current operations. Blockfusion is a crypto mining infrastructure company. The expansion to 500 MW with NYSDEC environmental review (as of October | POSSIBLE new DC discovery. The existing 50 MW operation is confirmed crypto mining. The 500 MW expansion filing is an order-of-magnitude scale jump that is more consistent with AI data center economics (where 500 MW earns >$500M/yr in hosting revenue vs. marginal crypto returns). However, absent a c

Water Risk Score

3

Water Risk Label

Medium-High

Baseline Water Stress

2.86

Water Risk Source

wri-aqueduct

Water Risk Methodology

Country-level BWS from WRI Aqueduct 4.0