El Paso County, CO interconnection queue
14 interconnection applications are pending in El Paso County, CO, requesting 3.0 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 3 have been withdrawn since 2006.
Source: interconnection queues published by CSU, PSCo, 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 El Paso County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 3 | 1.3 GW |
| Solar | 7 | 1.0 GW |
| Wind | 1 | 250 MW |
| Hybrid | 1 | 200 MW |
| Battery | 2 | 200 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 513 MW | 19.0% |
| Still pending | 14 | 3.0 GW | 66.7% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 795 MW | 14.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GI-2006-1e | Gas | 483 MW | active | 2006-01 | PSCo |
| GI-2019-1 | Solar | 450 MW | withdrawn | 2019-02 | PSCo |
| CSUT-2025-7 | Gas | 412 MW | active | 2025-03 | SPP |
| CSUT-2025-7 | Gas | 412 MW | active | 2025-03 | CSU |
| GI-2025-08 | Solar | 400 MW | active | 2025-04 | PSCo |
| GI-2007-12 | Wind | 250 MW | active | 2007-11 | PSCo |
| CSU-2020-3 | Hybrid | 200 MW | active | 2020-06 | SPP |
| CSU-2020-3 | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2020-06 | CSU |
| GI-CS-2025-15 | Solar | 195 MW | withdrawn | 2025-09 | TSGT |
| CSU-2020-002 | Gas | 178 MW | completed | 2020-07 | SPP |
| CSU-2020-2 | Gas | 178 MW | completed | 2020-07 | CSU |
| CSU-2020-001 | Solar | 175 MW | completed | 2020-07 | SPP |
| GI-2017-16 | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | PSCo |
| CSUT-2025-8 | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2025-03 | SPP |
| CSUT-2025-6 | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2025-03 | SPP |
How this county ranks
El Paso County ranks #113 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #6 of 26 in Colorado.
Other Colorado counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Weld County | 38 | 7.2 GW |
| Kit Carson County | 37 | 7.0 GW |
| Pueblo County | 29 | 5.1 GW |
| Lincoln County | 18 | 4.6 GW |
| Morgan County | 12 | 3.0 GW |
| Cheyenne County | 8 | 2.6 GW |
| Adams County | 9 | 2.3 GW |
| Kiowa County | 5 | 2.1 GW |
Go deeper on El Paso 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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