Butte County, CA interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Butte County, CA, requesting 400 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 9 have been withdrawn since 2009.
Source: interconnection queues published by WAPA-SN. 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 Butte County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 400 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 4 MW | 8.3% |
| Still pending | 2 | 400 MW | 16.7% |
| Withdrawn | 9 | 986 MW | 75.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-G1 | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2019-08 | WAPA-SN |
| Withdrawn project | Hybrid | 225 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Battery | 101 MW | withdrawn | 2020-04 | CAISO |
| 2023-G4 | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2023-08 | WAPA-SN |
| Withdrawn project | Hybrid | 85 MW | withdrawn | 2020-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Solar | 75 MW | withdrawn | 2011-03 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Wind | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2013-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2016-05 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2010-11 | CAISO |
| AMERESCO BUTTE COUNTY LANDFILL | Biomass | 4 MW | completed | 2009-02 | CAISO |
How this county ranks
Butte County ranks #689 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #23 of 42 in California.
Other California counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 33 | 15.0 GW |
| Kern County | 51 | 13.8 GW |
| Riverside County | 23 | 8.4 GW |
| San Bernardino County | 19 | 7.3 GW |
| Imperial County | 35 | 6.7 GW |
| Fresno County | 28 | 6.5 GW |
| Sacramento County | 16 | 3.6 GW |
| Kings County | 8 | 2.5 GW |
Go deeper on Butte 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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