Benton County, AR interconnection queue
1 interconnection applications are pending in Benton County, AR, requesting 80 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 8 have been withdrawn since 2008.
Source: interconnection queues published by SPP. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
What is waiting in Benton County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1 | 80 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 1 | 80 MW | 11.1% |
| Withdrawn | 8 | 922 MW | 88.9% |
| Suspended | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Withdrawal is the ordinary outcome of an interconnection application nationally, not a sign of a problem in this county. Most withdrawals are a developer testing a site and moving on.
The largest projects on file
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN-2023-235 | Battery | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-058 | Solar | 180 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | SPP |
| GEN-2008-012 | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2008-02 | SPP |
| GEN-2023-213 | Battery | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2023-232 | Battery | 90 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2018-064 | Solar | 80 MW | active | 2018-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-099 | Solar | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2017-076 | Solar | 52 MW | withdrawn | 2017-05 | SPP |
| GEN-2010-025 | Wind | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2010-03 | SPP |
How this county ranks
Benton County ranks #1123 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #29 of 34 in Arkansas.
Other Arkansas counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Crittenden County | 7 | 1.8 GW |
| Mississippi County | 6 | 1.5 GW |
| Jefferson County | 4 | 1.2 GW |
| Jackson County | 4 | 1.2 GW |
| Calhoun County | 3 | 1.1 GW |
| Craighead County | 4 | 950 MW |
| Ouachita County | 4 | 901 MW |
| Phillips County | 6 | 890 MW |
Go deeper on Benton County
The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.
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