Ranalli Lysander Data Center
Lysander, Onondaga County, NY
Also known as Hencle Boulevard data center site
- Rumored
- Proposed
- Approved
- Under construction
- Operating
Ranalli Super DC, LLC has marketed a 124-acre vacant industrial-zoned property near Hencle Boulevard and Oswego Road in the Town of Lysander as a 300-megawatt data center site, listed for sale at $40 million. No end user has been named. A citizens' petition against it gathered more than 1,500 signatures, and after a town board work session on April 18, 2026, the board voted 5-0 to have the town attorney draft a moratorium. Lysander adopted a six-month moratorium on May 7, 2026, at a meeting more than 350 residents attended.
- Planned capacity
- 300 MW
- as marketed in the property listing
- Site size
- 124 acres
- vacant, industrial-zoned property
Key facts
Size & schedule
| Planned capacity | 300 MW [1] as marketed in the property listing Source excerpt“300 MW Data Center Site” |
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| Site size | 124 acres [1] vacant, industrial-zoned property Source excerpt“124-acre vacant, industrial-zoned property” |
Local decisions & site
| Zoning | Industrial; town adopted a six-month moratorium on new data center applications on May 7, 2026 [2] |
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| Parcel / address | Near the intersection of Hencle Boulevard and Oswego Road, Town of Lysander [1] |
Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.
Timeline
Lysander Town Board work session and regular meeting; the board votes 5-0 to authorize the town attorney to begin drafting a data center moratorium after a petition gathers more than 1,500 signatures [1]
Lysander Town Board adopts a six-month moratorium at a meeting more than 350 residents attend to oppose the project [2]
Gov. Kathy Hochul signs Executive Order No. 62, pausing state DEC permits for data centers of 50 MW or more [3]
Issues raised
- The site is marketed as a 300 MW data center site, but no developer has filed an application and no end user has been named [1]
- The group Citizens Against Lysander Data Center cited the project's scale, its proximity to the Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area, water consumption, noise and pollution [1]
- Town Supervisor Kevin Rode said the board shares community concerns about a data center [1]
- Lysander's six-month moratorium was one of several adopted by central New York towns in 2026 [2]
Sources
- Possible massive data center in Lysander faces community opposition, town attorney to draft moratoriumBaldwinsville Messenger / Eagle News Online · Apr 20, 2026 · news
- Updates on the Cloud: More Moratoriums on Data CentersRockefeller Institute of Government · Jun 10, 2026 · other
- Executive Order No. 62: Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers in New YorkOffice of the Governor of New York · Jul 14, 2026 · government
Cite this page
Last updated Sep 22, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Ranalli Lysander Data Center. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/ranalli-lysander-ny |
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| MLA | “Ranalli Lysander Data Center.” Data Center Census, Sep 22, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/ranalli-lysander-ny. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/dc/ranalli-lysander-ny |
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