Former Sears Data Center
Massena, St. Lawrence County, NY
Source: Primary source
Former Sears Data Center is a proposed data center in St. Lawrence County, NY.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkPotential bitcoin or data center in 2020 Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: GDELT- Former Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory building in Oakland being considered for AI data center complex - ABC7 Bay AreaABC7 Bay Area· Aug 16, 2026
- Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams Tried to Sell Wisconsin Residents on a Massive Data Center. He Was Met With Boos - inc.cominc.com· Aug 4, 2026
- Former NYC mayor Eric Adams advocates for Wisconsin data center proposal - WTMJWTMJ· Aug 3, 2026
- Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams is now pitching data centers to residents in rural Wisconsin - The Milwaukee CourierThe Milwaukee Courier· Aug 3, 2026
- Jehovah’s Witnesses Expand Warwick Campus With Purchase of Former IBM Data Center - The Warwick Valley DispatchThe Warwick Valley Dispatch· Jul 8, 2026
- The Former Coal Miner in the Middle of the A.I. Data Center Boom - The New York TimesThe New York Times· Mar 9, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Jefferson Elementary School in Massena, is 1.7 mi from this site (410 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.