Frontier Science
4033 Maple Road · Amherst, Erie County, NY
Source: OpenStreetMap
Frontier Science is a mapped data center in Erie County, NY.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 12, 2026
Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkdata center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: NYISO · gridstatus- Natural Gas43.0%
- Nuclear26.7%
- Hydro21.6%
- Other5.9%
- Wind2.7%
Real-time generation mix for the NYISO grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 4:25 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
In the news
source: Google News- Data center plans for Tonawanda Coke site on holdMSN· Jun 7, 2026
- Amherst County, Va., Eyes Special Use Permits for Data Centersgovtech.com· Jun 5, 2026
- Amherst County leaders looking to make data centers special use and not by rightWSET· Jun 2, 2026
- Madison Heights neighbors push for zoning change for industrial site eyed by data centersWSET· May 28, 2026
- Indictments | Snow In Late May? Yup. | Data Center Put On Hold After Residents Reject Proposal: PM Patch NHPatch· May 28, 2026
- Data center debate lands in Amherst, county board fields concernsLynchburg News and Advance· May 26, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Western New York Region), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Sweet Home Middle School in Amherst, is 1,050 ft from this site (768 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.