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Stream data center campus at STAMP (Town of Alabama)

Also called: Project Double Reed, STREAM U.S. Data Centers at STAMP

Stream U.S. Data Centers wants to build three large data center buildings (2.2 million sq ft in total) at the STAMP industrial park in the Town of Alabama. It would use about 500 MW of power, as much as about 400,000 homes. Many residents and the Tonawanda Seneca Nation oppose it, and the project is in court.

✔ ConfirmedSourceLast checked: Oct 7, 2026

Where things stand: Waiting on the county development agency's environmental vote and the town planning board's site plan review. The state permit pause (EO 62) and a new lawsuit add doubt.

🕒 Latest update (July 14, 2026): Governor Hochul signed Executive Order 62, pausing state environmental permits for data centers of 50 MW or more.

What we know

  • 📍 WhereSTAMP industrial park (Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park), about half a mile from Tonawanda Seneca Nation land, Alabama, Genesee County
  • 🏢 CompanyStream U.S. Data Centers
  • 🌳 Size90 acres
  • ⚡ Power it needs500 megawatts (about as much as 400,000 homes)
  • 🔌 Where the power comes fromState grid through a new 600 MW substation at STAMP.
  • ❄️ CoolingChillers with fans (planning board sound study)
  • 💵 Cost$19.5 billion
  • 💸 Tax breaksAsked the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) for about $1.46 billion in sales tax breaks ($716 million state, $716 million local). Would pay $285 million over 30 years to the county, town and school district instead of property taxes.
  • 👷 Jobs promised125

❓ Still unanswered

Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?

  • Has the GCEDC board voted on the environmental review (SEQR) yet? 🙋 I'll find out
  • How much water will the data center use per day, and where will it come from? 🙋 I'll find out
  • Does the state permit pause (Executive Order 62) stop this project's stormwater and wetland permits? 🙋 I'll find out
  • Was a secret deal (NDA) signed with the town or county? 🙋 I'll find out

What happened so far

  • July 1, 2025
    Tonawanda Seneca Nation and Sierra Club sued GCEDC, Stream and the Town of Alabama over the environmental review of the first, smaller plan (about 900,000 sq ft, 250 MW, $472 million in subsidies).
  • March 2026
    First public hearing on the larger $19.5 billion plan.
  • April 17, 2026
    Second public hearing, held because the video of the first one did not meet legal rules. Residents spoke against the project for about 5 hours.
  • May 18, 2026
    Town of Alabama Planning Board heard the sound study; Stream said it would redesign to drop backup generators except a small one for fire pumps.
  • July 2026
    Tonawanda Seneca Nation and Sierra Club filed a new lawsuit against the 2012 STAMP zoning agreement, saying it limits the town's power to set rules such as noise limits.
  • July 3, 2026
    GCEDC said it would set a special meeting to vote on the environmental review (SEQR). The town planning board cannot act on the site plan before that.
  • July 14, 2026
    Governor Hochul signed Executive Order 62, pausing state environmental permits for data centers of 50 MW or more.

Local votes and rules

⚖️ Court case

The Tonawanda Seneca Nation, the Sierra Club and a town resident sued GCEDC and town officials. They say the 2012 zoning deal for the STAMP park unlawfully gave away the town's power to zone 1,250 acres, including passing a noise law.

July 2026

⚖️ Court case

The Tonawanda Seneca Nation and the Sierra Club sued the county development agency (GCEDC), Stream Data Centers and the Town of Alabama. They say the environmental review and $472 million in tax breaks for the STAMP data center broke state law.

July 1, 2025
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Where this comes from

  1. Residents again blast proposed data center · Investigative Post · April 17, 2026
  2. Future of STAMP data center now uncertain · Investigative Post · July 15, 2026
  3. Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Sierra Club sue to stop massive data center at STAMP · Orleans Hub · July 1, 2025
  4. Alabama Planning Board hears data center sound study, site plan update · The Batavian · May 20, 2026
  5. GCEDC to set special meeting for SEQR vote on $19.46B data center proposal · The Batavian · July 3, 2026

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