Effingham County, GA interconnection queue
13 interconnection applications are pending in Effingham County, GA, requesting 1.9 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 9 have been withdrawn since 2003.
Source: interconnection queues published by SOCO. 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 Effingham County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 12 | 1.6 GW |
| Battery | 1 | 250 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 1.1 GW | 12.0% |
| Still pending | 13 | 1.9 GW | 52.0% |
| Withdrawn | 9 | 6.2 GW | 36.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoPwr-McIntosh CC 1&2 | Gas | 1.2 GW | completed | — | SOCO |
| McIntosh CC 1&2 | Gas | 1.2 GW | completed | — | SOCO |
| IC-044 | Gas | 1.1 GW | withdrawn | — | SOCO |
| IC-122 | Gas | 858 MW | withdrawn | — | SOCO |
| IC-1259 | Gas | 722 MW | active | 2024-03 | SOCO |
| IC-1260 | Gas | 722 MW | active | 2024-03 | SOCO |
| IC-204 | Gas | 630 MW | withdrawn | 2003-09 | SOCO |
| IC-205 | Gas | 630 MW | withdrawn | 2003-09 | SOCO |
| IC-081 | Gas | 620 MW | withdrawn | — | SOCO |
| IC-082 | Gas | 620 MW | withdrawn | — | SOCO |
| IC-041 | Gas | 595 MW | withdrawn | — | SOCO |
| IC-042 | Gas | 595 MW | withdrawn | — | SOCO |
| BC Smith | Gas | 547 MW | completed | 2023-09 | SOCO |
| Effingham (aka McCall Road) | Gas | 540 MW | completed | 2023-12 | GTC |
| IC-025 | Gas | 537 MW | withdrawn | — | SOCO |
How this county ranks
Effingham County ranks #209 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #7 of 61 in Georgia.
Other Georgia counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Heard County | 7 | 4.2 GW |
| Bartow County | 7 | 3.6 GW |
| Coweta County | 6 | 2.6 GW |
| Mitchell County | 6 | 2.4 GW |
| Monroe County | 1 | 2.0 GW |
| Hancock County | 4 | 2.0 GW |
| Sumter County | 5 | 1.4 GW |
| Laurens County | 7 | 1.3 GW |
Go deeper on Effingham 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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