Lincoln County, CO interconnection queue
18 interconnection applications are pending in Lincoln County, CO, requesting 4.6 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 14 have been withdrawn since 2007.
Source: interconnection queues published by CSU, PSCo, SPP, TSGT. 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 Lincoln County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 11 | 3.3 GW |
| Solar | 5 | 948 MW |
| Hybrid | 2 | 300 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 18 | 4.6 GW | 54.5% |
| Withdrawn | 14 | 3.6 GW | 42.4% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 3.0% |
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-2016-3 | Wind | 600 MW | active | 2016-02 | PSCo |
| GI-2016-6 | Wind | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2016-04 | PSCo |
| CSUT-2025-1 | Wind | 500 MW | active | 2025-03 | SPP |
| CSUT-2025-1 | Wind | 500 MW | active | 2025-03 | CSU |
| GI-2017-11 | Solar | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2017-03 | PSCo |
| GEN-2015-012 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2015-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2014-015 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2014-06 | SPP |
| GI-2016-4 | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2016-02 | PSCo |
| GI-TC-2024-20 | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2024-05 | SPP |
| GI-2007-13 | Wind | 250 MW | active | 2007-11 | PSCo |
| GI-2008-3 | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2008-04 | PSCo |
| GI-2017-50 | Solar | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2017-11 | PSCo |
| GI-2017-14 | Wind | 201 MW | withdrawn | 2017-05 | PSCo |
| GI-2017-23 | Wind | 201 MW | withdrawn | 2017-07 | PSCo |
| GI-2011-2 | Wind | 200 MW | active | 2011-03 | PSCo |
How this county ranks
Lincoln County ranks #61 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #4 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 |
| Morgan County | 12 | 3.0 GW |
| El Paso County | 14 | 3.0 GW |
| Cheyenne County | 8 | 2.6 GW |
| Adams County | 9 | 2.3 GW |
| Kiowa County | 5 | 2.1 GW |
Go deeper on Lincoln 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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