Heard County, GA interconnection queue
7 interconnection applications are pending in Heard County, GA, requesting 4.2 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 4 have been withdrawn since 2003.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 Heard County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 6 | 3.7 GW |
| Battery | 1 | 500 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 178 MW | 14.3% |
| Still pending | 7 | 4.2 GW | 50.0% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 3.1 GW | 28.6% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 7.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoCo-Wansley CC's | Gas | 1.2 GW | completed | — | SOCO |
| IC-206 | Gas | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2003-09 | SOCO |
| 25-IC-BH | Gas | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | — | SOCO |
| IC-1254a | Gas | 1.0 GW | active | 2024-03 | SOCO |
| IC-1254b | Gas | 1.0 GW | active | 2024-03 | SOCO |
| Tenaska Heard Co. | Gas | 900 MW | completed | — | SOCO |
| IC-1263 | Gas | 722 MW | active | 2024-03 | SOCO |
| IC-1264 | Gas | 722 MW | active | 2024-03 | SOCO |
| IC-1247 | Battery | 500 MW | active | 2024-03 | SOCO |
| IC-1261 | Gas | 419 MW | withdrawn | 2024-03 | SOCO |
| IC-1262 | Gas | 419 MW | withdrawn | 2024-03 | SOCO |
| 25-IC-1333A | Gas | 129 MW | active | 2025-04 | SOCO |
| 25-IC-1333B | Gas | 129 MW | active | 2025-04 | SOCO |
| Hawk Road (aka Dynegy) | Gas | 100 MW | completed | 2023-12 | GTC |
| IC-1035 | Solar | 100 MW | suspended | 2022-05 | SOCO |
How this county ranks
Heard County ranks #70 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #1 of 61 in Georgia.
Other Georgia counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Effingham County | 13 | 1.9 GW |
| Sumter County | 5 | 1.4 GW |
| Laurens County | 7 | 1.3 GW |
Go deeper on Heard 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.