SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE · UPSTATE NEW YORK

Nexus Frameworks

A verified, always-current model of upstate New York's land, water and energy, built to forecast change across the region.

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1,509

solar farms tracked

4,721

MW AC of solar

1,796

substations mapped

53

upstate counties

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Upstate New York, mapped for what comes next.

We build the spatial intelligence that helps upstate New York grow without losing what makes it worth living in.

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The best time to see a problem is before it exists.

THE IDEA BEHIND THE ENGINE

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

The Nexus Brief

What changed this week in upstate New York's solar, data center, farm and lake data, in five short sections.

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CORE PLATFORM · UPSTATE NEW YORK

Spatial Data Engine

One spatial workspace for grid, land, water and farm data across the 53 counties of upstate New York. Explore the market map and browse every dataset in the engine, with its real record count.

1,796

substations mapped

46

with hosting capacity

0

parcels analyzed

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WorkspaceNEW YORK · 53-COUNTY UPSTATE MARKET

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Data archive

Every dataset in the engine, with its source, size and refresh status.

LIVE · ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

Solar & Data Centers

Every solar farm of 250 kW and up across the 53 upstate counties, checked so no project is counted twice. Data center tracking is being added on the same map.

1,509

solar farms

4,721

MW AC

711

community solar

LiveSOLAR INVENTORY · DATA THROUGH AUG 31, 2026

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0 MW 263 MW Farm, sized by MW Size not reported Planned (not built yet)

New development tracker

In development

We're building a live feed of new energy and data center projects across upstate New York. As projects are proposed, permitted, approved or withdrawn, they'll appear here with a weekly change log, and the biggest moves go out in the Nexus Brief.

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Proposed solar farms

New filings and town approvals, added as they're announced.

Battery storage

Storage projects in the state grid connection queue.

Data centers

Proposals, permits and large power requests, mapped against substations.

Grid connections

Queue changes showing where the grid is getting crowded.

PIPELINE · NOT BUILT YET

Planned solar

Solar farms in upstate New York that are proposed, in permitting, approved or under construction. Projects reported by more than one source are combined so each is counted once. Smaller community and commercial projects (250 kW and up) come from NYSERDA's NY-Sun pipeline; their AC size is estimated from the DC rating.

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Planned projects

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Largest farms

Farms by size

Most upstate solar is built in community-scale blocks of 1 to 5 MW. Fewer than 20 farms are larger than 10 MW.

Data center development

In development

Data centers need large, reliable grid connections, and solar and storage projects compete for the same substations. We're adding data center proposals, permits and power requests to this map so developers, utilities and towns can see where new demand and new supply meet.

Data centers tracked: 0
Substations mapped: 1,796
Status: Building the tracker

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Sources

NYSERDA Statewide Distributed Solar Projects (data through Aug 31, 2026), the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database and OpenStreetMap.

No double counting

Every source record belongs to exactly one farm. Our audit checks 7,676 records statewide. Sizes marked Verified were confirmed against public project sources.

What's included

Farms of 250 kW AC and up, plus mapped farms with no reported size. Farms without a confirmed location are listed but not mapped. Landowner and substation details are kept private.

CAPABILITIES

Services

What we deliver today, what's in development, and what's on the roadmap, with the technical specifications behind each.

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VERTICAL · ENVIRONMENTAL BIOSECURITY

Biosecurity

One early-warning engine for the living threats to upstate New York's water, crops and forests. Drone and satellite imagery, weather, terrain and field sampling come together into maps that show where a threat is heading before it arrives.

Three programs, one engine

Choose a program to see what it tracks and how.

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Site	Monitoring	Last reading	Method	Updated	Status

Monitoring systems

What each program measures in the field. Every system feeds the same engine.

Field protocols

Credibility comes from process. Every sample follows a written protocol.

Compliance frameworks

The rules and standards our work is designed around.

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

The Nexus Brief

Upstate New York's energy, farm and lake intelligence, every week. Free to read.

What's in each issue

Solar: new farms, filings and grid queue changes, plus one stat from our 1,509-farm inventory.
Data centers: new proposals, permits and power requests across upstate.
Biosecurity and water watch: algal bloom notices, county-level avian flu updates and invasive species, in season.
From the field: one image or finding from our own drone and lake surveys.
Map of the week: one map or chart that explains a trend.

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The Nexus Brief · Issue #1PREVIEW

SOLAR
Upstate New York has 1,509 solar farms of 250 kW and up, totaling about 4,721 MW AC.
DATA CENTERS
Our new development tracker is being built. Each week we'll report new proposals, permits and power requests.
BIOSECURITY AND WATER WATCH
Bloom notices, county-level avian flu updates and invasive species reports, in season.
FROM THE FIELD
One image or finding from our own drone and lake surveys.
MAP OF THE WEEK
Where upstate's solar capacity sits, county by county.

ABOUT

About Nexus Frameworks

A founder-led company building in upstate New York. We're growing the team as the platform reaches customers.

Aaron Williams

Founder, President & CEO

Aaron founded Nexus Frameworks to make infrastructure siting faster and more transparent for upstate New York. He leads product, the spatial data engine and field operations, and works directly with developers, landowners and lake communities across the region.

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THE COMPANY

Spatial intelligence for upstate New York

Nexus Frameworks is a Syracuse company that maps what's being built, grown and changing across the 53 counties of upstate New York, and turns that data into forecasts people can act on.

Everything runs on one spatial data engine. It integrates public agency records with proprietary data from drone surveys, field sampling and research partnerships. The result is one trusted view of upstate New York today, and a clearer view of tomorrow.

Energy: Every solar farm of 250 kW and up, planned projects and data center development, mapped against the grid.
Biosecurity: Early warning for algal blooms and runoff, vineyard and orchard disease, and invasive species.
Lakes and fields: Drone surveys and lake depth mapping that fill the gaps public data leaves.
Who we serve: Developers, landowners, towns, lake associations, water suppliers, growers and researchers.

Our aim is simple: help upstate New York grow without losing what makes it worth living in.

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CONTACT

Contact

Tell us about your site, lake, farm or project. We reply within two business days.

Direct channels

Email[email protected]
Phone(315) 515-7797
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Location

Headquarters: Syracuse, New York

Serving all 53 upstate counties. Field work by appointment.