Jefferson County, NY interconnection queue
6 interconnection applications are pending in Jefferson County, NY, requesting 529 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 29 have been withdrawn since 2004.
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 Jefferson County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 5 | 509 MW |
| Battery | 1 | 20 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 6 MW | 2.8% |
| Still pending | 6 | 529 MW | 16.7% |
| Withdrawn | 29 | 2.7 GW | 80.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Gap Wind | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2007-06 | NYISO |
| Horse Creek Wind | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2015-12 | NYISO |
| Hounsfield Wind | Wind | 249 MW | withdrawn | 2010-09 | NYISO |
| Hounsfield Wind | Wind | 245 MW | withdrawn | 2007-12 | NYISO |
| Cape Vincent | Wind | 209 MW | withdrawn | 2006-01 | NYISO |
| Bay Breeze Solar | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-12 | NYISO |
| Bay Breeze solar | Solar | 150 MW | active | 2024-09 | NYISO |
| Ontario Valley Solar | Battery | 135 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | NYISO |
| Horse Creek Wind | Wind | 126 MW | withdrawn | 2005-04 | NYISO |
| Honey Ridge Solar | Battery | 125 MW | withdrawn | 2021-02 | NYISO |
| NY38 Solar | Solar | 120 MW | active | 2019-05 | NYISO |
| Tracy Solar Energy Center | Solar | 119 MW | active | 2018-10 | NYISO |
| Rutland Center Solar | Solar | 110 MW | withdrawn | 2020-08 | NYISO |
| Thousand Island Solar | Solar | 110 MW | withdrawn | 2020-10 | NYISO |
| Riverside Solar | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2019-06 | NYISO |
How this county ranks
Jefferson County ranks #598 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #16 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 Jefferson 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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