Owyhee County, ID interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Owyhee County, ID, requesting 993 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 34 have been withdrawn since 2001.
Source: interconnection queues published by IP, PacifiCorp. 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 Owyhee County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 5 | 993 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 185 MW | 7.0% |
| Still pending | 5 | 993 MW | 11.6% |
| Withdrawn | 34 | 4.3 GW | 79.1% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 2.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 660 | Solar | 1.6 GW | suspended | 2022-06 | IP |
| C4-019 | Battery | 540 MW | withdrawn | 2024-05 | PacifiCorp |
| 726 | Wind | 529 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | IP |
| 696 | Battery | 330 MW | active | 2022-12 | IP |
| 714 | Wind | 330 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | IP |
| 314 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2009-12 | IP |
| 632 | Battery | 300 MW | active | 2022-01 | IP |
| 644 | Solar | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | IP |
| 182 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2006-10 | IP |
| C3-007 | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2023-04 | PacifiCorp |
| C4-061 | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2024-05 | PacifiCorp |
| PIS080 | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2024-06 | PacifiCorp |
| T2-016 | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2025-08 | PacifiCorp |
| 791 | Solar | 199 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | IP |
| 778 | Battery | 190 MW | withdrawn | 2025-04 | IP |
How this county ranks
Owyhee County ranks #373 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #5 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 |
| Canyon County | 4 | 594 MW |
| Jerome County | 2 | 320 MW |
| Bannock County | 2 | 301 MW |
| Kootenai County | 4 | 255 MW |
Go deeper on Owyhee 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.