Albany County, NY interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Albany County, NY, requesting 120 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 6 projects have been built here and 18 have been withdrawn since 1998.
Source: interconnection queues published by NYISO. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
What is waiting in Albany County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 1 | 120 MW |
| Gas | 1 | — |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 6 | 102 MW | 23.1% |
| Still pending | 2 | 120 MW | 7.7% |
| Withdrawn | 18 | 7.2 GW | 69.2% |
| Suspended | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Withdrawal is the ordinary outcome of an interconnection application nationally, not a sign of a problem in this county. Most withdrawals are a developer testing a site and moving on.
The largest projects on file
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Scotland BES 1 and 2 | Battery | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | NYISO |
| New Scotland BESS | Battery | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | NYISO |
| New Scotland BESS | Battery | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2024-02 | NYISO |
| New Scotland BESS (NYISO-C24-045) | Battery | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2024-12 | ISONE |
| New Scotland BESS Project | Battery | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2022-10 | NYISO |
| New Scotland Interconnection | Other | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | NYISO |
| Maplewood Energy Storage | Battery | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | NYISO |
| NY New Scotland 99 New Scotland South Rd Storage | Battery | 181 MW | withdrawn | 2023-08 | NYISO |
| Elevate Bethlehem | Battery | 120 MW | active | 2024-09 | NYISO |
| Elevate Bethlehem LLC | Battery | 120 MW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | NYISO |
| Bethlehem Energy Center Uprate | Other | 51 MW | completed | 2013-05 | NYISO |
| Sunset Hill Solar | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2018-02 | NYISO |
| Hollyhock Solar | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2018-10 | NYISO |
| Gedney Hill Solar | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2018-11 | NYISO |
| Hollyhock Solar | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2022-11 | NYISO |
Large-load connection requests in this county
Requests to connect large new demand — data centres, industry, electrification — as distinct from generation. 7 recorded here.
| Request | Capacity | Status | Queue | Stated end use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwood Tech Center | 180 MW | active | NYISO | DAT |
| Site Master Plan Expansion Phase II | 90 MW | active | NYISO | not stated |
| Al Tech Steel Site | 60 MW | active | NYISO | RD |
| POWI Project | 50 MW | active | NYISO | M-IN |
| Site Master Plan Expansion Phase I | 45 MW | active | NYISO | RD |
| Green Island Power | 20 MW | energized | NYISO | not stated |
| New York State Dept. of Health Lab (Harriman Campus, Albany NY) | 20 MW | active | NYISO | RD |
494 of the 545 large-load requests we hold state no end use at all, so most cannot be attributed to any industry. Where this table says “not stated”, that is the filing’s own silence, not our omission.
How this county ranks
Albany County ranks #1062 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #39 of 57 in New York.
Other New York counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Kings County | 7 | 2.7 GW |
| Suffolk County | 21 | 2.5 GW |
| Genesee County | 5 | 1.2 GW |
| Franklin County | 6 | 950 MW |
| Chautauqua County | 6 | 881 MW |
| Dutchess County | 5 | 854 MW |
| Montgomery County | 6 | 790 MW |
| Steuben County | 5 | 788 MW |
Go deeper on Albany 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.
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