Photo by Jess Cherofsky. Image description: Two giant gray hydrogen storage tanks are framed by the diamond of a chain link fence. Forest is to the left of the globes, large machinery to the right, and barren gravel between the globes and the fence.
STAMP 101
AT FULL BUILDOUT, THE STAMP SITE WILL INCLUDE:
- WNY STAMP = the Western New York Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park
- The project developer is the Genesee County Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC)
- A 1263-acre industrial development project located in Alabama, NY (Genesee County), immediately adjacent to the Tonawanda Seneca Nation
- The only fully confirmed tenant at the site is the energy company Plug Power, which is building a $290-million hydrogen production facility on the site
- Soft costs for the site: $26 million and counting, the majority of which derive from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s scandal-ridden Buffalo Billion program
- The site plan includes 775 acres of impervious surface cover (ISC) in the form of roads, parking lots, roofs, and other infrastructure
- At full buildout, GCEDC claims it will employ 9,000 people. However, at present, the site has only one fully confirmed tenant, Plug Power, with current plans to create 68 jobs
- Two potential tenants include Scannell, a warehouse distribution facility, and Edwards Vacuum, which manufactures parts (e.g. vacuums) used to make semiconductor “chips”
- STAMP still lacks numerous permits required for completion of the project. These include the New York Department of Environment Conservation Article 11 Part 182 "Take" Permit
- But in spite of the numerous outstanding permits required for build-out, the site is already under construction
- The Tonawanda Seneca Nation has filed numerous official letters expressing their opposition to the project and demanding a full consultation process as required by federal law
AT FULL BUILDOUT, THE STAMP SITE WILL INCLUDE:
- A water pipeline for > 6 million gallons daily inflowing from the Niagara River.
- A wastewater pipeline discharging up to 6 million gallons daily of effluent through the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge into Oak Orchard Creek.
- More than 600 diesel truck and 800 car trips per day.
- Power lines and other infrastructure including 775 acres of roads, parking lots, and roofs.