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SOLAR · NYISOWatkins Rd Solar
Watkins Rd Solar is a 20.0 MW solar request in interconnection study in the NYISO interconnection queue, in Herkimer County, New York, connecting to NM-NG.
Queue statusIn planning
- PlanningQueued Nov 2016 (current stage)
- ConsentedFeb 2020 (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingTarget Feb 2027 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Studies assess what grid upgrades the project would need and who pays for them. A signed interconnection agreement is the main step before construction.
Request details
- Queue ID
- 586
- Grid region
- NYISO (New York)
- Utility / transmission owner
- NM-NG
- Developer
- Watkins Road Solar NY LLC
- Connection point (POI)
- Watkins Rd - Ilion 115kV
- Location
- Herkimer County, New York
- Technology
- Solar: 20.0 MW
- Total requested
- 20.0 MW
- Study phase
- SIS, FS
- Queue status
- Active
- Entered queue
- 8 November 2016
- Agreement signed
- 18 February 2020
- Proposed online date
- February 2027
Location
Marker shows the centre of Herkimer County; the queue data does not give exact sites.
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Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Queued Up, data through end of 2025, compiled from ISO/RTO and utility queues. Check the grid operator's own queue for the latest status. Report a problem