Queens County, NY interconnection queue
7 interconnection applications are pending in Queens County, NY, requesting 330 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 56 have been withdrawn since 1999.
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 Queens County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 5 | 330 MW |
| Other | 2 | — |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 617 MW | 4.5% |
| Still pending | 7 | 330 MW | 10.6% |
| Withdrawn | 56 | 16.0 GW | 84.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OW Ocean Winds East 5 | Wind | 1.6 GW | withdrawn | 2021-06 | NYISO |
| Queensboro Renewable Express Circuit A | Wind | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2022-12 | NYISO |
| Queensboro B | Wind | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | NYISO |
| EI Steinway 1 | Wind | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2020-05 | NYISO |
| EI Steinway 2 | Wind | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2020-05 | NYISO |
| NY Interconnection 2 | Wind | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2021-06 | NYISO |
| Riverbank Power J | Other | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2008-03 | NYISO |
| Benchmark Generator | Gas | 900 MW | withdrawn | 2007-12 | NYISO |
| Astoria Energy II | Gas | 617 MW | completed | 2008-08 | NYISO |
| Astoria Energy - Phase 2 | Gas | 500 MW | withdrawn | 1999-11 | NYISO |
| Astoria Annex Energy Storage | Battery | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | NYISO |
| Luyster Creek Energy | Other | 401 MW | withdrawn | 2011-02 | NYISO |
| Astoria Repowering-Phase 1 | Gas | 367 MW | withdrawn | 1999-07 | NYISO |
| EI Steinway 2.1 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2021-06 | NYISO |
| Battoria | Battery | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2021-06 | NYISO |
How this county ranks
Queens County ranks #744 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #21 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 Queens 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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