Mercer County, KY interconnection queue
6 interconnection applications are pending in Mercer County, KY, requesting 922 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 12 have been withdrawn since 2011.
Source: interconnection queues published by LGE-KU. 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 Mercer County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 1 | 660 MW |
| Solar | 3 | 131 MW |
| Battery | 1 | 125 MW |
| Hydro | 1 | 6 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 6 | 922 MW | 33.3% |
| Withdrawn | 12 | 3.6 GW | 66.7% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGE-GIS-2011-004 | Solar | 880 MW | withdrawn | 2011-05 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2022-004 | Gas | 660 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2022-011 | Gas | 660 MW | withdrawn | 2022-10 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2023-002 | Gas | 660 MW | active | 2023-04 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2021-006 | Gas | 635 MW | withdrawn | 2021-01 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2023-001 | Battery | 125 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2023-003 | Battery | 125 MW | active | 2023-04 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2020-002 | Solar | 105 MW | withdrawn | 2020-11 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2019-011 | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2019-03 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2021-012 | Battery | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2019-025 | Solar | 99 MW | active | 2019-05 | LGE-KU |
| Van Arsdell-Mercer Industrial 69kV | Solar | 95 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PJM |
| Van Arsdell-Mercer Industrial 69kV | Solar | 95 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | PJM |
| LGE-GIS-2023-004 | Solar | 89 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | LGE-KU |
| LGE-GIS-2024-004 | Solar | 22 MW | active | 2024-04 | LGE-KU |
How this county ranks
Mercer County ranks #403 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #4 of 37 in Kentucky.
Other Kentucky counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 7 | 3.2 GW |
| Muhlenberg County | 6 | 1.4 GW |
| Trimble County | 9 | 925 MW |
| Henderson County | 3 | 800 MW |
| Fleming County | 4 | 548 MW |
| Mccraken | 3 | 466 MW |
| Martin County | 2 | 300 MW |
| Marion County | 3 | 251 MW |
Go deeper on Mercer 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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