Data center proposal, former Alcoa East site
Massena, St. Lawrence County, NY
Data center proposal, former Alcoa East site is a planned data center in Massena, NY. Large-scale data center (reported ~3 buildings, ~1.45M sq ft combined) proposed for the former Alcoa East industrial site in Massena, St. Lawrence County, NY. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne issued a formal statement of opposition on May 22, 2026, citing inadequate transparency/consultation and unclear scope/impact; more than 50 residents also voiced opposition at a Massena Town Board meeting. Some press reports name developers affiliated with 'NYDIG' and an entity referred to as 'NCCS' and cite a ~635MW draw, but neither the developer's exact legal name nor the capacity figure was confirmed via a source opened directly in this session, so both are left null/unnamed pending better sourcing. This is the real, specific project behind the 'Does Akwesasne Need 3?' community group (Akwesasne territory itself has no tracked project; the site is in adjacent Massena).
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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New York state legislation
- S08546 - Grid modernization surcharge on data centersImposes a grid modernization surcharge on data centers meeting a specified electricity threshold and establishes a grid modernization fund.Download
- AB1036 - Prohibits data center NDAs concealing information from publicProhibits nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal data center information from the public.Download
- A11560 - Responsible Data Center Development ActSets standards for responsible data center development.Download
- SF4816 - Environmental impact statement requirement for data centersRequires an environmental impact statement for data centers.Download
- S06394 - New York State Sustainable Data Centers ActRegulates data center energy consumption, requires disclosure, and establishes a surcharge.Download
- HB2239 - Artificial Intelligence Data Center Environmental Accountability ActEstablishes environmental accountability requirements for AI data centers.Download
- SB01292 - Study on AI data center energy efficiency requirementsRequires a study concerning energy efficiency requirements for AI data centers.Download
- S0902 - Data Center Siting ActEstablishes siting requirements for data centers.Download
- SB410 - Repeals data center equipment tax exemptionRepeals the data center equipment sales and use tax exemption.Download
- Executive Order No. 62 — Establishing Temporary Moratorium on Data CentersFirst statewide data center permitting moratorium in the US, for facilities 50+ MW, while New York develops permanent policy.Download
- S09144 - Statewide moratorium on data center permits (Senate)Imposes a statewide moratorium on permits for new data centers and directs the PSC to minimize electricity/gas rate impacts.Download
- A10141 - Moratorium on new data center permits (Assembly)Imposes a moratorium on issuance of permits for new data centers and requires the PSC to minimize impact on electricity/gas rates.Download
- NY PSC Case 26-E-0045 - Large Load Interconnection Reform ("Energize NY Development")Statewide proceeding opened Feb 2026 addressing New York's 11.9GW NYISO large-load interconnection queue (data centers among the largest drivers), with filings from National Grid Ventures, NY Renews Coalition, NRDC/Sierra Club, EDF, and the Environmental Justice Stakeholder Committee.Download
- A09039 - Establishes the "accountability of costs for data centers act"; requires each electric corporation, gas corporation and municipality to establish an independent classification of service for large energy use facilities that is separate and distinct from other classifications of service; authorizes the department of public service to develop financial surety requirements.Description comingDownload
- S09182 - Prohibits allocation of economic development power to data centers; provides for certain caps on amounts and eligibility for industrial development agency financial assistance; provides for the return of industrial development agency-awarded financial assistance if certain job levels are not maintained within 5 years of project completion; designates the department of environmental conservation as the mandatory lead agency for environmental quality review of any action consuming over 20 megawatts; requires environmental quality review for any action within 10 miles of a federally recognized Indian nation's territory.Description comingDownload
- A10852 - Prohibits allocation of economic development power to data centers; provides for certain caps on amounts and eligibility for industrial development agency financial assistance; provides for the return of industrial development agency-awarded financial assistance if certain job levels are not maintained within 5 years of project completion; designates the department of environmental conservation as the mandatory lead agency for environmental quality review of any action consuming over 20 megawatts; requires environmental quality review for any action within 10 miles of a federally recognized Indian nation's territory.Description comingDownload
- A09086 - Regulates energy consumption by data centers; requires annual disclosure reporting; prohibits incentives in fossil fuel power purchase agreements with utilities.Description comingDownload
- S10487 - Enacts the "data center water stewardship and reuse act" to reduce reliance on potable public water supply systems and increase use of recycled or reclaimed water; provides for data center water use management into the state's environmental conservation framework, ensuring sustainability, watershed protection, and technological innovation; establishes the data center water stewardship fund.Description comingDownload
- A10049 - Requires the public service commission establish a grid modernization surcharge imposed on utilities for the energy use of data centers and high-intensity data centers which meet a specified threshold of electricity or information-technology load; establishes the grid modernization fund to finance investments in system reliability, capacity expansion, and integration of clean energy resources.Description comingDownload
- S10546 - Requires hyperscale data centers to offset their electricity demand by funding household electrification measures.Description comingDownload
- A09297 - Requires hyperscale data centers to offset their electricity demand by funding household electrification measures.Description comingDownload
- S10642 - Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for large data centers; sets energy efficiency goals for data centers; provides for benefits for host communities; sets labor standards for the construction of data centers.Description comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Not announced
- County
- St. Lawrence County, NY
- Address
- Massena, NY
- Stage
- Planned
Capacity and size: not on file
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