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Hazlip: Upstate New York will host an early large-scale green hydrogen facility

Will Hazlip · Creating the ‘energy capitals’ of a decarbonized grid [partner content] · May 1, 2023 · at 3:47

Will Hazlip, President of National Grid Ventures, explains where clean fuel production will be developed relative to clean power resources.

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“We think upstate New York is already gonna be home to the, one of the first large-scale clean, green hydrogen production facilities in the country, and that's because of the abundance of the clean energy in that area.”

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Upstate New York will host one of the first large-scale green hydrogen production facilities in the United States.

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Assessment

Will Hazlip predicted that Upstate New York would host one of the first large-scale green hydrogen production facilities in the United States, referencing the region's abundant clean energy (hydropower). However, both major utility-scale projects planned for the region were officially terminated: Air Products cancelled its planned 80 MW Massena facility in February 2025 citing 45V tax credit rules and regional market dynamics, and Plug Power cancelled and sold its planned 120 MW STAMP facility in Genesee County in early 2026. The only operational clean hydrogen site in Upstate New York is Constellation's Nine Mile Point facility, which is a 1.25 MW demonstration unit for on-site cooling rather than a commercial large-scale production facility. With large-scale facilities already operating elsewhere in the United States (such as Plug Power's 40 MW plant in Georgia since early 2024) and no active large-scale projects advancing in Upstate New York, the region will not host one of the country's first large-scale facilities.

Plug Power cancelled its 120 MW green hydrogen facility at the STAMP site in Genesee County, NY, and agreed in early 2026 to sell the site and infrastructure to Stream Data Centers.
Air Products announced the complete cancellation of its 80 MW, $500 million Massena, NY green hydrogen facility on February 24, 2025.
The only operational site in Upstate NY, Constellation's Nine Mile Point system, is a 1.25 MW demonstration project for internal plant cooling rather than a large-scale commercial production facility.
Commercial large-scale green hydrogen operations have already commenced elsewhere in the United States, including Plug Power's 40 MW Georgia facility in early 2024.

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[1] ny.gov [2] h2fcp.org [3] reglobal.org [4] industrialinfo.com [5] industrialinfo.com [6] renewablesnow.com [7] wskg.org [8] cscos.com

Plug Power Georgia green hydrogen commercial operation MW green hydrogen production facility Upstate New York Genesee County status Plug Power green hydrogen plant Upstate New York STAMP commercial operation "Air Products" Massena green hydrogen status 2025 OR 2026 "Nine Mile Point" hydrogen production commercial operation MW

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