Data centers and new power in New York
33.9 GW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in New York — 237 requests across 57 counties. That is the 12th largest amount of any state. 153 projects are built, 2,491 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
What is happening with electricity in New York
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 New York 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Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on.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 New York.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
2,881 requests ever filed
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in New York. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Batteries | 128 | 19.3 GW |
| Solar | 67 | 9.9 GW |
| Wind | 18 | 2.9 GW |
| Natural gas | 6 | 1.9 GW |
| Nuclear | 3 | 0 MW |
| Not stated | 5 | — |
| Other | 10 | — |
Who runs the waiting list in New York
Counties in New York
57 with power on the waiting list
Every county with at least five requests on file. Open one to check an address, or see the schools near any mapped data center.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County | 27 | 3.7 GW | 236 MW |
| Kings County | 8 | 3.1 GW | 0 MW |
| Orange County | 10 | 1.6 GW | 692 MW |
| Ulster County | 11 | 1.3 GW | 0 MW |
| Steuben County | 8 | 1.3 GW | 614 MW |
| Dutchess County | 7 | 1.1 GW | 2.2 GW |
| Nassau County | 2 | 1.1 GW | 0 MW |
| Genesee County | 4 | 926 MW | 280 MW |
| Montgomery County | 7 | 890 MW | 150 MW |
| Chautauqua County | 6 | 881 MW | 318 MW |
| Jefferson County | 10 | 879 MW | 6 MW |
| Franklin County | 5 | 850 MW | 98 MW |
| Queens County | 9 | 830 MW | 617 MW |
| Bronx County | 5 | 760 MW | 0 MW |
| St. Lawrence County | 5 | 759 MW | 0 MW |
| Niagara County | 5 | 735 MW | 0 MW |
| Onondaga County | 4 | 712 MW | 0 MW |
| Richmond County | 6 | 662 MW | 0 MW |
| Wyoming County | 3 | 649 MW | 452 MW |
| Rensselaer County | 4 | 640 MW | 20 MW |
| Lewis County | 2 | 625 MW | 264 MW |
| Monroe County | 2 | 500 MW | 8 MW |
| Sullivan County | 3 | 500 MW | 1 MW |
| Tompkins County | 4 | 460 MW | 0 MW |
| Herkimer County | 6 | 450 MW | 74 MW |
Key dates for projects here
1 dated · next closes 2026-11-19 (ISONE)
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISONE | ISO-NE cluster request window Cluster study under OATT Schedules 22, 23 and 25. | 2026-11-19 | disputed source |
| PJM | Dominion GS-5 (Virginia SCC PUR-2025-00058) - ESAs signed on or after this date carry the 14-year term From this date the GS-5 large-load tariff carries a 14-year minimum term, alongside the reported 85% of contracted transmission demand minimum and $1… | No date published yet | disputed source |
| 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 |
| NYISO | NYISO cluster request window Class Year deliverability construct plus the new cluster process. | 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.
Big new power users asking to connect
73 requests · 17.2 GW
Requests to connect large new customers — data centers, factories, electrification — rather than power plants.
| Request | Capacity | County | Status | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence Infrastructure 2 | 1.9 GW | St. Lawrence County | active | NYISO |
| 1 Gig Data Center East Fishkill, NY | 1.0 GW | Dutchess County | active | NYISO |
| NY-Route 9W Load Center | 1.0 GW | Greene County | active | NYISO |
| St. Lawrence Infrastructure 1 | 860 MW | St. Lawrence County | active | NYISO |
| Micron Fab 3 | 606 MW | Onondaga County | active | NYISO |
| Micron Fab 2 | 576 MW | Onondaga County | active | NYISO |
| North East Data LLC Data Center | 500 MW | Niagara County | active | NYISO |
| White Pine Phase 1 | 480 MW | Onondaga County | active | NYISO |
| Arsenal Data Site 1000 | 467 MW | St. Lawrence County | active | NYISO |
| North Country Data Center | 435 MW | St. Lawrence County | active | NYISO |
| Incremental Load Request for Remington Factory Redevelopment | 400 MW | Herkimer County | active | NYISO |
| Patriot Forge | 350 MW | Tioga County | active | NYISO |
| WNY STAMP | 300 MW | Genesee County | active | NYISO |
| 580 STAMP load increase | 300 MW | Genesee County | active | NYISO |
| New York State Artificial Intelligence Data Center | 300 MW | St. Lawrence County | active | NYISO |
Data center campuses recorded in New York
2 listed
| Campus | Operator | Reported demand |
|---|---|---|
| Core42 Lake Mariner | Core42 | 58 MW |
| Anthropic Lake Mariner | AI XPV Platform | 42 MW |
Tagged as a data center by our classification, not by the operator’s own statement. Only campuses with coordinates can be mapped.
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