Gem County, ID interconnection queue
1 interconnection applications are pending in Gem County, ID, requesting 0 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 10 have been withdrawn since 2001.
Source: interconnection queues published by IP. 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 Gem County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Hydro | 1 | 0 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 1 | 0 MW | 8.3% |
| Withdrawn | 10 | 1.4 GW | 83.3% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 8.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243 | Gas | 650 MW | withdrawn | 2008-04 | IP |
| 264 | Gas | 340 MW | withdrawn | 2008-08 | IP |
| 244 | Gas | 325 MW | withdrawn | 2008-04 | IP |
| 295 | Other | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2009-05 | IP |
| 98 | Other | 18 MW | withdrawn | 2003-10 | IP |
| 24 | Gas | 15 MW | withdrawn | 2001-04 | IP |
| hist_q17 | Other | 15 MW | suspended | — | IP |
| G0488 | Hydro | 13 MW | withdrawn | 2013-05 | BPA |
| 315 | Other | 10 MW | withdrawn | 2010-02 | IP |
| 285 | Geothermal | 4 MW | withdrawn | 2009-03 | IP |
| 746 | Hydro | 0 MW | withdrawn | 2024-02 | IP |
| 755 | Hydro | 0 MW | active | 2025-01 | IP |
How this county ranks
Gem County ranks #1257 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #17 of 27 in Idaho.
Other Idaho counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Elmore County | 10 | 2.5 GW |
| Ada County | 11 | 2.0 GW |
| Bingham County | 8 | 1.8 GW |
| Power County | 4 | 1.6 GW |
| Owyhee County | 5 | 993 MW |
| Canyon County | 4 | 594 MW |
| Jerome County | 2 | 320 MW |
| Bannock County | 2 | 301 MW |
Go deeper on Gem 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.