Craighead County, AR interconnection queue
4 interconnection applications are pending in Craighead County, AR, requesting 950 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 14 have been withdrawn since 2017.
Source: interconnection queues published by MISO, 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 Craighead County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 700 MW |
| Hybrid | 2 | 250 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 4 | 950 MW | 22.2% |
| Withdrawn | 14 | 3.2 GW | 77.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENCE-ISES - POWERLINE ROAD 500.0kV | Solar | 550 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| INDEPENDENCE-ISES - POWERLINE ROAD 500.0kV | Solar | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Independence ISES - Powerline Road 500 kV | Solar | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Powerline Road / 8POWERLN_RD% (338156) 500kV Substation | Hybrid | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Cash-Newport AB 161 kV line | Hybrid | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| CASH - NEWPORT AB 161.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| JONESBORO (APL) - CASH 161.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Independence ISES - Powerline Road 500 kV | Hybrid | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| CASH - NEWPORT AB 161.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Independence ISES - Powerline Road 500 kV | Hybrid | 160 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| GEN-2023-132 | Solar | 150 MW | active | 2023-10 | SPP |
| Power Line Road 161 kV Substation | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | MISO |
| HERGETT - POWERLINE ROAD 161.0kV | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| HERGETT - POWERLINE ROAD 161.0kV | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| JONESBORO (APL) - CASH 161.0kV | Hybrid | 150 MW | active | 2025-07 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Craighead County ranks #390 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #6 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 |
| Ouachita County | 4 | 901 MW |
| Phillips County | 6 | 890 MW |
| Hot Spring County | 2 | 875 MW |
Go deeper on Craighead 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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