Merced County, CA interconnection queue
10 interconnection applications are pending in Merced County, CA, requesting 2.5 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 37 have been withdrawn since 2005.
Source: interconnection queues published by CAISO. 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 Merced County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 8 | 2.2 GW |
| Battery | 1 | 200 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 76 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 121 MW | 6.0% |
| Still pending | 10 | 2.5 GW | 20.0% |
| Withdrawn | 37 | 4.3 GW | 74.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINGTIP SOLAR 1 | Hybrid | 1.1 GW | active | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Hybrid | 550 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Gas | 525 MW | withdrawn | 2008-04 | CAISO |
| AUSTRALIS | Hybrid | 300 MW | active | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Battery | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Solar | 206 MW | withdrawn | 2017-05 | CAISO |
| WRIGHT SOLAR | Hybrid | 200 MW | active | 2011-03 | CAISO |
| COUGAR STORAGE | Battery | 200 MW | active | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Hybrid | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2016-05 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2017-05 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2017-05 | CAISO |
| SPIKES PEAK SOLAR | Hybrid | 150 MW | active | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2012-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Hybrid | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Battery | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | CAISO |
How this county ranks
Merced County ranks #148 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #9 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 Merced 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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