Oneonta Data Center
Oneonta, Otsego County, NY
Source: Primary source
Oneonta Data Center is a blocked data center in Otsego County, NY.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Otsego, New York
Oneonta Data Center in Oneonta, NY is contested. Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/143492322411081/posts/25299508549716111/ | Group: https://www.facebook.com/otsego2000/posts/the-eco-yotta-proposal-for-the-town-of-oneonta-was-never-about-farming-and-hydro/1149697390645539/ | Residents have organized through town hall attendance and social media, citing concerns that the "green" branding is a "Trojan horse" for high-noise industrial operations. Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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Demand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.
Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Neighbors taking a stand
Overview
source: linkPurpose: AI. Excess heat to warm a greenhouse on-site 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: Google News- One-year data center moratorium passed by state legislaturethedailystar.com· Jun 5, 2026
- New York State Gets One Step Closer to a Data Center MoratoriumInside Climate News· Jun 4, 2026
- City of Oneonta wants to research options on establishing data centersthedailystar.com· Jun 2, 2026
- After 700 signatures, New York town freezes AI data center projects and crypto miningThe Cool Down· May 21, 2026
- Common Council Moves to Freeze AI Data Center DevelopmentAll Otsego· May 21, 2026
- Common Council moves closer to its own data center moratoriumthedailystar.com· May 19, 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, Greater Plains Elementary School in Oneonta, is 1.5 mi from this site (284 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.