Data centers and new power in Wyoming County, NY
649 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Wyoming County, NY — 3 active requests. Typical wait: 0.2 years. 7 projects are built, 20 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Is one near your house?
We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on.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 Wyoming County.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
30 requests ever filed
Source: interconnection queues published by NYISO. 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 | 7 | 452 MW | 23.3% |
| Still waiting | 3 | 649 MW | 10.0% |
| Withdrawn | 20 | 1.6 GW | 66.7% |
| Paused | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 2 | 349 MW |
| Batteries | 1 | 300 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 |
| 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.
The biggest projects on file
top 15 by size
| Project | Type | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss Valley Energy Storage | Batteries | 300 MW | active | 2024-10 | NYISO |
| Sapphire Solar and Storage | Batteries | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | NYISO |
| Seventy Seven Wind | Wind | 199 MW | active | 2026-07 | NYISO |
| Erie-Wyoming County Solar | Batteries | 175 MW | withdrawn | 2018-12 | NYISO |
| Buffalo Rd. Wind Farm | Wind | 165 MW | withdrawn | 2005-02 | NYISO |
| Buffalo Rd. Wind Farm II | Wind | 165 MW | withdrawn | 2005-03 | NYISO |
| Salt Rush Wind | Wind | 150 MW | active | 2026-07 | NYISO |
| Wethersfield Windfield 115kV | Wind | 129 MW | withdrawn | 2005-02 | NYISO |
| Wethersfield 230kV | Wind | 126 MW | completed | 2005-02 | NYISO |
| Dairy Hills Wind Farm | Wind | 120 MW | withdrawn | 2005-02 | NYISO |
| High Sheldon Windfarm | Wind | 112 MW | completed | 2004-02 | NYISO |
| Seventy-Seven Solar | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2021-02 | NYISO |
| Orangeville Wind | Wind | 96 MW | withdrawn | 2005-04 | NYISO |
| Stony Creek Wind Farm | Wind | 93 MW | completed | 2007-10 | NYISO |
| Salt Rush Wind | Wind | 75 MW | withdrawn | 2021-02 | NYISO |
How Wyoming County compares
#534 in the US · #19 in NY
Wyoming County ranks #534 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #19 of 57 in New York.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County | 27 | 3.7 GW |
| Kings County | 8 | 3.1 GW |
| Orange County | 10 | 1.6 GW |
| Ulster County | 11 | 1.3 GW |
| Steuben County | 8 | 1.3 GW |
| Dutchess County | 7 | 1.1 GW |
| Nassau County | 2 | 1.1 GW |
| Genesee County | 4 | 926 MW |
Common questions about power in Wyoming County
How long does it take to get power for a data center in Wyoming County, NY?
The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Wyoming County is 0.2 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 7 projects in Wyoming County have reached energization and 20 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.
How much capacity is available in Wyoming County, NY?
649 MW is currently requested across 3 active interconnection requests, and 452 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 Wyoming County, NY 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 New York policy page.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Wyoming County — NYISO — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Go deeper on Wyoming 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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