Riverside County, CA interconnection queue
23 interconnection applications are pending in Riverside County, CA, requesting 8.4 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 18 projects have been built here and 107 have been withdrawn since 2000.
Source: interconnection queues published by APS, CAISO, IID. 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 Riverside County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 11 | 3.9 GW |
| Battery | 8 | 2.5 GW |
| Other | 2 | 1.4 GW |
| Solar | 2 | 625 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 18 | 6.5 GW | 12.2% |
| Still pending | 23 | 8.4 GW | 15.5% |
| Withdrawn | 107 | 35.2 GW | 72.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withdrawn project | Hydro | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2015-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Hydro | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2010-02 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Hydro | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2011-03 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Solar | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2018-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Solar | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2020-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Solar | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Hydro | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2008-05 | CAISO |
| Q499 | Hydro | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | APS |
| Q572 | Other | 1.3 GW | active | 2024-05 | APS |
| Withdrawn project | Hybrid | 910 MW | withdrawn | 2014-04 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Hybrid | 900 MW | withdrawn | 2018-04 | CAISO |
| CPV SENTINEL (FKA INTERGEN OCOTILLO) | Hybrid | 850 MW | completed | 2000-06 | CAISO |
| INLAND EMPIRE ENERGY CENTER | Gas | 810 MW | completed | 2004-12 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Solar | 750 MW | withdrawn | 2010-07 | CAISO |
| Withdrawn project | Gas | 700 MW | withdrawn | 2007-01 | CAISO |
How this county ranks
Riverside County ranks #16 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 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 |
| 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 |
| Merced County | 10 | 2.5 GW |
Go deeper on Riverside 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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