Data centers and new power in Huron County, OH
40 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Huron County, OH — 1 active requests. Typical wait: 5.7 years. 0 projects are built, 11 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Is one near your house?
We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Huron 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 Huron 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 Huron 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Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on.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 Huron County.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
12 requests ever filed
Source: interconnection queues published by PJM. 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 | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still waiting | 1 | 40 MW | 8.3% |
| Withdrawn | 11 | 1.9 GW | 91.7% |
| Paused | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1 | 40 MW |
Key dates for projects here
no dated windows published
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 12 by size
| Project | Type | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver-Davis Besse 345 kV II | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2017-09 | PJM |
| Fostoria Central-Galion (FE) 345kV | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2010-08 | PJM |
| Davis Besse-Beaver 345kV | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2011-03 | PJM |
| Wells - Shinrock 69 kv III | Solar | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2021-07 | PJM |
| Wells - Shinrock 69 kV II | Solar | 70 MW | withdrawn | 2021-07 | PJM |
| S. Greenwich-Willard 69kV | Wind | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2011-08 | PJM |
| Willard-S. Greenwich 69kV | Wind | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2016-08 | PJM |
| Wells - Shinrock 69 kV I | Solar | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2021-07 | PJM |
| Fitchville-New London 69 kV | Solar | 40 MW | active | 2021-01 | PJM |
| Buckeye P-Wakeman 69 kV | Solar | 40 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | PJM |
| Willard 69 kV | Solar | 30 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | PJM |
| Fitchville-New London 69 kV | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2021-07 | PJM |
How Huron County compares
#1190 in the US · #39 in OH
Huron County ranks #1190 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #39 of 69 in Ohio.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Madison County | 6 | 3.2 GW |
| Lorain County | 4 | 1.4 GW |
| Lawrence County | 1 | 1.4 GW |
| Carroll County | 1 | 1.3 GW |
| Wood County | 3 | 1.2 GW |
| Columbiana County | 1 | 1.2 GW |
| Licking County | 5 | 1.0 GW |
| Trumbull County | 1 | 970 MW |
Common questions about power in Huron County
How long does it take to get power for a data center in Huron County, OH?
The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Huron County is 5.7 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 0 projects in Huron County have reached energization and 11 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.
How much capacity is available in Huron County, OH?
40 MW is currently requested across 1 active interconnection requests, and 0 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 Huron County, OH 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 Ohio policy page.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Huron County — PJM — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Go deeper on Huron 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.