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Solar projects in New York

Solar has 910 planned and operating projects tracked in New York, totaling 12.8 GW. 150 are planned and 760 are operating. Orange County leads with 52 projects and 152.6 MW. The largest single entry is 557 MW. Statewide, New York tracks 2,398 projects across all technologies.

Data as of

5 of the largest solar projects in New York
ProjectCapacity
Excelsior Energy Center 280 MW
South Ripley Solar 270 MW
Mill Point Solar 250 MW
NY125A - Fort Covington Solar 250 MW
Rich Road Solar Energy Center 240 MW
Solar in New York, by county
CountyProjectsCapacity
Orange County 52 152.6 MW
Onondaga County 38 147.2 MW
Oneida County 36 164.8 MW
St Lawrence County 35 845.5 MW
Monroe County 33 116.5 MW
Suffolk County 32 209.8 MW
Chautauqua County 30 678.2 MW
Genesee County 30 1.8 GW
Erie County 27 97.2 MW
Saratoga County 24 101.3 MW
Albany County 23 108.6 MW
Jefferson County 23 843.6 MW
Ontario County 22 86.2 MW
Tompkins County 21 454.1 MW
Ulster County 21 56.1 MW
Montgomery County 20 757.4 MW
Sullivan County 20 51.2 MW
Niagara County 19 618.7 MW
Dutchess County 18 44.8 MW
Fulton County 18 101.8 MW
Livingston County 18 789.2 MW
Oswego County 18 86.8 MW
Tioga County 17 119.2 MW
Westchester County 17 22.4 MW
Allegany County 16 268.6 MW
Broome County 16 87.2 MW
Cayuga County 16 323.2 MW
Schenectady County 16 71 MW
Rensselaer County 15 121.8 MW
Herkimer County 14 360.5 MW
Washington County 14 281.5 MW
Cattaraugus County 13 49.8 MW
Cortland County 13 250 MW
Greene County 12 258.9 MW
Clinton County 11 33.8 MW
Columbia County 11 143.8 MW
Franklin County 11 771.6 MW
Madison County 11 175.5 MW
Orleans County 11 243.3 MW
Steuben County 11 169.3 MW
Wayne County 11 25.9 MW
Schuyler County 10 88.6 MW
Chemung County 9 21.5 MW
Seneca County 7 185.8 MW
Essex County 6 42.5 MW
Lewis County 6 136.7 MW
Wyoming County 6 17.6 MW
Chenango County 5 23.3 MW
Yates County 5 23.6 MW
Otsego County 3 11.7 MW
Richmond County 3 7.6 MW
Rockland County 3 4 MW
Schoharie County 3 72 MW
Warren County 3 11.9 MW
Other counties (6) 7 33.6 MW

Source. U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860M and ISO/RTO interconnection queues, compiled by FieldProspects.