DataBank Orangeburg data center expansion (Phase 2)
Also called: DataBank LGA3, Orangeburg Expansion Phase 2
DataBank already runs a data center at 2000 Corporate Drive in Orangeburg (Phase 1, approved in 2022). It wants to add a 77,862-square-foot data center and a yard for backup power equipment. The planning board said it may harm the environment and ordered a full study. The town's new 6-month moratorium does not cover this project.
Where things stand: Planning board ordered a full environmental impact study in July 2026. Needs site plan approval and two variances.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 9, 2026): Public scoping session on the environmental study at Orangetown Town Hall.
What we know
- 📍 Where2000 Corporate Drive, Orangeburg, Orangetown, Rockland County
- 🏢 CompanyDataBank
- 🗼 New power linesNo
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop water system (company says it will not use Lake Tappan water)
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How many megawatts would the expansion use? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many diesel backup generators are in the power equipment yard? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will the draft environmental impact statement be released for comment? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Sept 21, 2022Orangetown approved DataBank's first data center (Phase 1).
- July 2026Planning board ruled the Phase 2 expansion needs a full environmental impact statement.
- July 8, 2026Planning board voted that DataBank must do a full state environmental review (SEQRA) before expanding.
- Aug 2026Town board passed a 6-month moratorium on new data center applications. It does not cover this expansion.
- Sept 9, 2026Public scoping session on the environmental study at Orangetown Town Hall.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Town board passed a 6-month pause on new data center and battery storage projects. It does not cover DataBank's planned Phase 2 expansion in Orangeburg, which is still under planning board review.
📌 Other
Planning board ruled that DataBank's Phase 2 data center expansion must go through a full state environmental review (an environmental impact statement), as the company had asked to skip it.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Town of Orangetown - Databank Phase II (Positive Declaration) · NYS DEC Environmental Notice Bulletin · July 22, 2026
- Town of Orangetown - Databank Orangeburg Phase Two (scoping) · NYS DEC Environmental Notice Bulletin · Sept 2, 2026
- Orangetown Passes Six-Month Moratorium on New Data Centers, Exempting Existing DataBank Expansion Proposal · Food & Water Watch · Aug 26, 2026
- Orangetown planning board denies DataBank's request to avoid environmental review · WAMC · July 9, 2026
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