Polk County, FL interconnection queue
8 interconnection applications are pending in Polk County, FL, requesting 485 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 21 projects have been built here and 50 have been withdrawn since 1997.
Source: interconnection queues published by Duke, TEC. 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 Polk County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 5 | 333 MW |
| Gas | 1 | 84 MW |
| Other | 1 | 48 MW |
| Battery | 1 | 20 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 21 | 4.2 GW | 26.6% |
| Still pending | 8 | 485 MW | 10.1% |
| Withdrawn | 50 | 8.0 GW | 63.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gas | 1.7 GW | completed | 1998-01 | Duke |
| 13 | Gas | 720 MW | withdrawn | 2001-06 | Duke |
| 17 | Gas | 640 MW | withdrawn | 2002-07 | Duke |
| 135 | Gas | 637 MW | completed | 2014-11 | Duke |
| 19 | Gas | 597 MW | withdrawn | 2004-05 | Duke |
| 20 | Gas | 597 MW | withdrawn | 2004-05 | Duke |
| 14 | Gas | 575 MW | withdrawn | 2002-02 | Duke |
| 11 | Gas | 570 MW | withdrawn | 2000-11 | Duke |
| 1 | Gas | 567 MW | completed | 1997-04 | Duke |
| 63 | Gas | 418 MW | withdrawn | 2007-07 | Duke |
| 16 | Gas | 380 MW | withdrawn | 2002-05 | Duke |
| 38 | Gas | 368 MW | withdrawn | 2002-04 | Duke |
| 3 | Gas | 297 MW | completed | 1999-03 | Duke |
| 18 | Gas | 252 MW | withdrawn | 2002-07 | Duke |
| 59 | Gas | 223 MW | withdrawn | 2007-07 | Duke |
How this county ranks
Polk County ranks #634 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #13 of 48 in Florida.
Other Florida counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Hendry County | 40 | 3.0 GW |
| Miami-Dade County | 3 | 2.7 GW |
| Osceola County | 9 | 2.0 GW |
| St. Lucie County | 24 | 1.8 GW |
| DeSoto County | 16 | 1.2 GW |
| Collier County | 15 | 1.1 GW |
| Charlotte County | 14 | 1.0 GW |
| Martin County | 14 | 1.0 GW |
Go deeper on Polk 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.