Data centers and new power in Miami-Dade County, FL
2.7 GW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Miami-Dade County, FL — 3 active requests. Typical wait: 19.1 years. 4 projects are built, 1 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Is one near your house?
We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Miami-Dade County itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.
What is happening with electricity in Miami-Dade County
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Miami-Dade County right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Miami-Dade County.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
8 requests ever filed
Source: interconnection queues published by FPL. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Outcome of every request filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 248 MW | 50.0% |
| Still waiting | 3 | 2.7 GW | 37.5% |
| Withdrawn | 1 | 300 MW | 12.5% |
| Paused | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | 2 | 2.6 GW |
| Solar | 1 | 74 MW |
Key dates for projects here
no dated windows published
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
The biggest projects on file
top 9 by size
| Project | Type | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Nuclear | 1.3 GW | active | 2007-08 | FPL |
| 108 | Nuclear | 1.3 GW | active | 2007-08 | FPL |
| 629 | Batteries | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2024-01 | FPL |
| 418 | Natural gas | 99 MW | completed | 2020-09 | FPL |
| 264 | Solar | 74 MW | completed | 2017-06 | FPL |
| 289 | Solar | 74 MW | active | 2017-06 | FPL |
| 273 | Solar | 50 MW | completed | 2017-06 | FPL |
| 175 | Nuclear | 30 MW | completed | 2016-01 | FPL |
| 426 | Solar | 24 MW | completed | 2022-02 | FPL |
How Miami-Dade County compares
#131 in the US · #2 in FL
Miami-Dade County ranks #131 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #2 of 48 in Florida.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Hendry County | 40 | 3.0 GW |
| Osceola County | 9 | 2.0 GW |
| St. Lucie County | 24 | 1.8 GW |
| DeSoto County | 16 | 1.2 GW |
| Collier County | 15 | 1.1 GW |
| Charlotte County | 14 | 1.0 GW |
| Martin County | 14 | 1.0 GW |
| Duval County | 6 | 995 MW |
Common questions about power in Miami-Dade County
How long does it take to get power for a data center in Miami-Dade County, FL?
The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Miami-Dade County is 19.1 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 4 projects in Miami-Dade County have reached energization and 1 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.
How much capacity is available in Miami-Dade County, FL?
2.7 GW is currently requested across 3 active interconnection requests, and 248 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.
Is Miami-Dade County, FL a good site for a data center?
This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Florida policy page.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Miami-Dade County — FPL — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Go deeper on Miami-Dade County
The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.
Open Miami-Dade County on the map County reports All of Florida