Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus Data Center (Tonawanda Coke site)
300 MW AI data center in Tonawanda, NY, United States: paused.
- Capacity: 300 MW
- Location: Tonawanda, NY, United States
- Developer: Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus
- Status: paused
- Estimated cost: $2B
Status: Paused
Paused: the developer asked the Town of Tonawanda to pause its Planning Board site review in June 2026 while it waits on grid studies from NYISO and National Grid, and says it will resume the review once it has that information (Buffalo Toronto Public Media, June 4, 2026). The developer disputes the words "on hold" and says it still intends to build (WKBW). The Town of Tonawanda passed its own moratorium in August 2026. Source: Buffalo Toronto Public Media, 2026-06-04.
Paused and cancelled projects stay listed in the directory but are not counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus Data Center (Tonawanda Coke site) is a 300 MW AI data center project located in Tonawanda, NY, United States, currently paused. It was being developed by Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus. The estimated build cost is $2B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across NY, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
A 300 MW, 500,000 sq ft AI data center has been proposed on River Road at the former Tonawanda Coke site, and it's been reported as a $2 billion project. The town supervisor called it on hold, but the developer says it'll proceed once NYISO and National Grid approvals are in hand.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus Data Center (Tonawanda Coke site)?
- Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus Data Center (Tonawanda Coke site) is an AI data center project in Tonawanda, New York tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is paused. A paused campus stays listed with its source, but is never counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
- Where is Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus Data Center (Tonawanda Coke site)?
- Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus Data Center (Tonawanda Coke site) is in Tonawanda, New York. Every tracked New York campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/new-york.
- How big is Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus Data Center (Tonawanda Coke site)?
- Data Center Index tracks Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus Data Center (Tonawanda Coke site) at 300 MW, on an estimated $2B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated June 4, 2026.
- Who is building Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus Data Center (Tonawanda Coke site)?
- Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus was developing Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus Data Center (Tonawanda Coke site).
Sources
- Proposal for data center at former Tonawanda Coke site on hold, town supervisor says (spectrumlocalnews.com · press · 2026-06-03)
- Buffalo Toronto Public Media (WBFO) (btpm.org · press · 2026-06-03)
- Buffalo Toronto Public Media (btpm.org · press · 2026-06-04)
- WGRZ (wgrz.com · press · 2026-06-03)
- wkbw.com (press · 2026-05-20)
- WKBW (wkbw.com · press · 2026-06-04)