Data Center Registry
MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush
North Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York
MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush is an operating data center in North Greenbush, New York (Rensselaer County), operated by MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC. The public record puts it at a reported $288 million investment.
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Facility record
Operating
- Operator
- MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- 500 Jordan Road, North Greenbush, Rensselaer County, NY, 12180
- Coordinates
- 42.6842, -73.6964
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- Not established from a public source
- Investment
- $288 million
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- 28 permanent
- Public subsidy
- Rensselaer County IDA financial assistance for facility and computer-equipment upgrades, $22 million, Rensselaer County, NY
- Community reception
- No reception on record
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- 1992OperatingMetLife purchased the Rensselaer Technology Park site in 1992 and has operated the ~200,000 sq ft information systems computer center there since. Source: Baxtel
Opposition and litigation at this site
Nothing on record as of September 14, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush in North Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.
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Public money on the record
| Program | Amount | Granted by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer County IDA financial assistance for facility and computer-equipment upgrades | $22 million | Rensselaer County, NY |
Notes on the record
Roughly 200,000 sq ft, operated by MetLife since 1992 as an information systems computer center and disaster-recovery site. investmentUsd records the $288 million upgrade project (roof/parking, mechanical, electrical and HVAC replacement plus mainframe, server and peripheral equipment) that the Rensselaer County IDA granted approximately $22 million of tax exemptions for, it is NOT the original construction cost, and the IDA project is not expected to create new jobs. Electrical capacity and water use are not published.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Power capacity in megawatts
- Cooling method and water use
- Land area
- How the community has received it
- Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
- Power capacity in megawatts
- The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Land area
- The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
- How the community has received it
- Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
- Which utility serves it
- The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.
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Other sites within 30 miles
Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.
- Kenwood Commons Technology Campus · Albany · Guild Ventures5 mi · Proposed
- Lumen Albany 4 · Albany · Lumen Technologies7 mi · Operating
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush data center in North Greenbush?
Nothing on record as of September 14, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush in North Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush data center?
No lawsuit over MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush appears in the record we track as of September 14, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.
How much water does MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush use?
No water withdrawal figure for MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush, and how big is it?
MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "MetLife Information Systems Computer Center, North Greenbush," updated September 14, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/metlife-north-greenbush-ny.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/metlife-north-greenbush-ny, retrieved October 1, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.MetLife: Troy, NY data center, 500 Jordan Rd, North Greenbush (Rensselaer Technology Park), 200,000 sq ft · Baxtel · retrieved September 14, 2026
- 2.Rensselaer County IDA/CRC Projects & Applications, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and MetLife Services and Solutions, 500 Jordan Road, Town of North Greenbush · Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency · retrieved September 14, 2026
- 3.OpenStreetMap/Nominatim: building named "MetLife", 500 Jordan Road, Rensselaer Technology Park, North Greenbush NY (OSM way 82789674) · OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved September 14, 2026
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