Data centers and new power in Warren County, PA

17 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Warren County, PA — 1 active requests. Typical wait: 5.6 years. 5 projects are built, 8 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.

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We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Warren County itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.

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The power picture

What is happening with electricity in Warren 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 Warren County right now.

17 MW
of new power is waiting to connect
1 projects asked. Not yet approved. Roughly what 14,000 homes use.
1.5 GW
has actually been built
5 projects switched on so far.
5.6 yrs
typical wait to plug in

Where every request ever filed here ended up

  • Built 36%
  • Still waiting 7%
  • Withdrawn 57%

Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Warren County.

What kind of power is asking to connect

  • Solar 100%

By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.

All the numbers

14 requests ever filed
Pending applications
1
of 14 ever filed
Capacity queued
17 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
1.5 GW
5 projects connected
Built vs decided
38.5%
8 withdrawn
Median wait
5.6 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
491 MW
indicator, see note

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

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built51.5 GW35.7%
Still waiting117 MW7.1%
Withdrawn8915 MW57.1%
Paused0—0.0%

Waiting to connect, by type of power

TypeProjectsCapacity requested
Solar117 MW

Key dates for projects here

no dated windows published
QueueWhat closesClosesStanding
PJMDominion 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 yetdisputed source
FERCFERC 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 yetunconfirmed source
FERCFERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking
Still at ANOPR stage.
No date published yetconfirmed source
FERCGeorgia 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 yetconfirmed 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 14 by size
ProjectTypeCapacityStatusFiledQueue
Erie South-Warren 230kVNatural gas500 MWwithdrawn1999-11PJM
Glade 230kVHydro485 MWcompleted2013-10PJM
Seneca 230kVHydro468 MWcompleted2006-07PJM
Seneca #2 230kVHydro468 MWcompleted2007-02PJM
Warren 230kVNatural gas260 MWwithdrawn2001-07PJM
Elm St. 115kVNatural gas70 MWwithdrawn1999-08PJM
Warren 115 kVNatural gas62 MWcompleted2019-09PJM
Warren 115kVNatural gas57 MWcompleted2007-07PJM
Elm Street 34.5kVNatural gas29 MWwithdrawn2012-08PJM
Warren 34.5 kVSolar20 MWwithdrawn2019-09PJM
North Warren - Russell 34.5 kVSolar17 MWactive2021-03PJM
Warren 34.5 kVSolar16 MWwithdrawn2020-09PJM
Corry East 34.5 kVSolar10 MWwithdrawn2022-03PJM
Warren-National Forge 34.5 kVSolar10 MWwithdrawn2022-09PJM

How Warren County compares

#1228 in the US · #37 in PA

Warren County ranks #1228 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #37 of 62 in Pennsylvania.

CountyWaitingCapacity queued
York County62.9 GW
Clearfield County111.5 GW
Indiana County31.2 GW
Tioga County2974 MW
Dauphin County3896 MW
McKean County4870 MW
Centre County5591 MW
Fayette County4310 MW

Common questions about power in Warren County

How long does it take to get power for a data center in Warren County, PA?

The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Warren County is 5.6 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 5 projects in Warren County have reached energization and 8 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.

How much capacity is available in Warren County, PA?

17 MW is currently requested across 1 active interconnection requests, and 1.5 GW 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 Warren County, PA 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 Pennsylvania policy page.

Where does the data on this page come from?

The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Warren 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 Warren 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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