Kootenai County, ID interconnection queue
4 interconnection applications are pending in Kootenai County, ID, requesting 255 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 8 have been withdrawn since 2000.
Source: interconnection queues published by Avista. 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 Kootenai County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 2 | 203 MW |
| Hydro | 2 | 52 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 4 | 255 MW | 33.3% |
| Withdrawn | 8 | 3.3 GW | 66.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2-19 | Solar | 1.8 GW | withdrawn | 2022-04 | PacifiCorp |
| 500MW Taft-Bell | Gas | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2000-12 | BPA |
| CS24-05 | Gas | 203 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | Avista |
| 109 | Gas | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2020-11 | Avista |
| 117 | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-06 | Avista |
| TCS-13 | Gas | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2020-11 | Avista |
| TCS-17 | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-06 | Avista |
| CS25-04 | Gas | 102 MW | active | 2025-04 | Avista |
| CS25-05 | Gas | 102 MW | active | 2025-04 | Avista |
| 63 | Hydro | 26 MW | active | 2018-06 | Avista |
| Q63 | Hydro | 26 MW | active | — | Avista |
| CS23-07 | Other | 12 MW | withdrawn | 2023-04 | Avista |
Large-load connection requests in this county
Requests to connect large new demand — data centres, industry, electrification — as distinct from generation. 2 recorded here.
| Request | Capacity | Status | Queue | Stated end use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Park | 120 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Lancaster Substation | — | active | BPA | not stated |
494 of the 545 large-load requests we hold state no end use at all, so most cannot be attributed to any industry. Where this table says “not stated”, that is the filing’s own silence, not our omission.
How this county ranks
Kootenai County ranks #833 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #9 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 Kootenai 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.