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Tompkins County, New York

Tompkins County, New York has 400 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 4 records, against 118.5 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 620 MW of planned generation across 5 projects. That is 4% of New York's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: New York ISO (NYISO)Refreshed monthly
400MW
data centers, planned to operating
4
data center records, not cancelled
4%
of New York's data center MW
118.5MW
operating generation, 27 projects
620MW
planned generation, 5 projects
1
data center developers active here
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Tompkins County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 6 of its 6 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Seneca no data centers Tompkins 400 MW Schuyler no data centers Tioga no data centers Chemung no data centers Cayuga no data centers Cortland no data centers
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
3.4times

more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Tompkins County's own plants cover 29.6% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 620 MW.

Data centers, planned to operating400 MW
Operating generation118.5 MW
Planned generation620 MW

Data centers by status

4 records, 400 MW

Planned400 MW4 records, 100%
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The data center pipeline

4 records list a year online or expected, from 2029 to 2030. The largest expected additions are 212.5 MW listed for 2030 and 187.5 MW for 2029.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
0100200300 188 2029 213 2030
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YearRecordsMW
20293188
20301213
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 4 records with a year
Figure 2

Who is building in Tompkins

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 1 of 1.

TeraWulf 400 MW 4 sites
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DeveloperSitesMW
TeraWulf4400
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Power generation in the county

27 plants operate inside Tompkins County, 118.5 MW. The queue adds 620 MW across 5 projects.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Tompkins County

OperatingPlanned
SolarOperating 74.1 MW 18 projects
SolarPlanned 380 MW 3 projects
Battery StorageOperating 3 MW 1 project
Battery StoragePlanned 240 MW 2 projects
Natural GasOperating 37.5 MW 4 projects
OilOperating 2 MW 2 projects
HydroOperating 1.9 MW 2 projects
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
SolarOperating1874.1
SolarPlanned3380
Battery StorageOperating13
Battery StoragePlanned2240
Natural GasOperating437.5
OilOperating22
HydroOperating21.9
Operating: 118.5 MW. Planned: 620 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 738.5 MW against 400 MW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
0200400600800 620 2028
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20285620
No planned project is past its listed year

Tompkins County against its neighbors

None of the 6 neighboring counties with a page lists a data center record. Tioga County has the most operating generation among them, 75.8 MW.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Tompkins County this page 4
400
119
620 3.4x
Tioga County 0
0
76
243 0x
Cortland County 0
0
65
185 0x
Cayuga County 0
0
51
472 0x
Seneca County 0
0
40
290 0x
Schuyler County 0
0
29
160 0x
Chemung County 0
0
22
100 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

7 counties shown

What changed since June 4, 2026

2 projects in Tompkins County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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0
added to a queue, 0 MW
0
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 0 MW
2
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 250 MW
0
slipped their in-service date, 0 MW

Every change in Tompkins County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 2 changes.

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County: Tompkins County, NYSince June 4, 2026 2 changes
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in Tompkins County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 36 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Tompkins County, NYStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 36 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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