Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus

Facility record

Lifecycle

ProposedSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

43.037, -78.887

Serving utility, source-reported

National Grid

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

300 MW

Source record updated

2026-10-26

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

1. 2026-06Proposed

   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.

   Underlying source
2. 2026-07Proposed

   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.'

   Underlying source

Source notes

Site: former Tonawanda Coke Corporation coke-manufacturing plant (operated 1917-2018; TCC bankruptcy), 3875 & 3800 River Road, Town of Tonawanda, Erie County NY - 140 acres. Brownfield developer Jon M. Williams completed acquisition Oct. 10, 2019 and has led an estimated $100M remediation; Honeywell (successor to Allied Chemical/TCC predecessor) also involved. 500,000 sq ft facility proposed. Coordinates are approximate for the River Road parcel. Note: one source names 'Niagara County' but Buffalo News, BTPM, and WBEN independently and consistently identify this as the Town of Tonawanda, Erie County (distinct from the separate City of North Tonawanda in Niagara County) - Erie County used here per majority/independent-source cross-check. No status change. As of June 2026 the SEQRA/site-plan review was paused pending NYISO and National Grid results; no permit or construction approval exists. Remains proposed. Confirmed absence (as of 2026-09-10, reporting dated 2026-07): the Riverview project had not requested any IDA subsidy as of this reporting, and Erie County's executive has said he would not support the county IDA granting it tax breaks.

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.

Sources and provenance

• Developer: Proposed $2B AI data center on River Road not on hold, process temporarily delayed · source retrieved 2026-07-09
• River Road data center on hold amid outcry from residents scarred by Tonawanda Coke fight · source retrieved 2026-07-09
• Data center project at former Tonawanda Coke site 'on hold' · source retrieved 2026-09-09
• Residents pack meeting to oppose proposed data center at Tonawanda Coke site · source retrieved 2026-09-21
• Former coke plant near Buffalo eyed for 300MW data center · source retrieved 2026-07-09
• Updates on the Cloud: More Moratoriums on Data Centers · source retrieved 2026-10-26
• Where In New York AI Data Centers Are Being Discussed · source retrieved 2026-09-14

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.