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Tonawanda, NY · Erie County · 43.037°N 78.887°W

Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus

Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus

ProposedLikely AI-specificReported

This facility is proposed and has not been reported as operational. Details are based on public filings and announcements as of .

Key facts

Location
Tonawanda, NY, Erie County
Capacity
300 MW planned
Powered by
Grid (National Grid); Niagara Power Project + Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station upstream mix
Announced
—
Last updated

Civic impact

Economics

Investment
$2B
Land
140 acres

Energy & water

Energy source
Grid · Utility: National Grid
Cooling
Unknown

Developer states ~91% emission-free electricity due to proximity to the Niagara Power Project (hydro) and Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station. SEQRA/site plan review temporarily paused while awaiting NYISO and National Grid clarification on transmission-upgrade costs/timeline. A $50M on-site electrical substation is planned.

Community opposition specifically cited cooling-system noise (24/7 operation, cited by residents as 75-105+ decibels) as a top concern at the June 3, 2026 Planning Board meeting; specific cooling technology not yet disclosed by the developer.

Community sentiment

Contested

Hundreds of residents packed a June 3, 2026 Town of Tonawanda Planning Board meeting to oppose the project; concerns included cooling-system noise, comparisons to the Love Canal environmental disaster, and grid-strain concerns raised by Clean Air Coalition board chair Jim Jones. NY State Senator Jeremy Zellner (co-sponsor of a first-in-the-nation statewide data center moratorium bill) and Assemblyman Bill Conrad have both raised concerns publicly. Planning Board tabled further discussion pending a revised site plan application.

Residents pack meeting to oppose proposed data center at Tonawanda Coke site

Status history

  1. Proposed

    Hundreds of residents packed a Town of Tonawanda Planning Board meeting on June 3, 2026 opposing the proposed 300MW data center at the former Tonawanda Coke site; the Planning Board voted to table further discussion pending a revised site plan application.

    Residents pack meeting to oppose proposed data center at Tonawanda Coke site
  2. Proposed

    Developer says the project is 'not on hold' but SEQRA/site plan review is temporarily paused while awaiting NYISO and National Grid clarification on transmission-upgrade costs and timeline; Town Supervisor John Flynn said NYISO's review could take 'several months.'

    Developer: Proposed $2B AI data center on River Road not on hold, process temporarily delayed

Location

Sources & data provenance

Reported: data based on credible news outlets or industry sources.

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