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Calcasieu Parish, LA interconnection queue

3 interconnection applications are pending in Calcasieu Parish, LA, requesting 725 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 12 have been withdrawn since 2020.

Pending applications
3
of 17 ever filed
Capacity queued
725 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
375 MW
2 projects connected
Built vs decided
14.3%
12 withdrawn
Median wait
0.8 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
4.0 GW
indicator, see note

Source: interconnection queues published by MISO. 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 Calcasieu Parish, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Hybrid2575 MW
Solar1150 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built2375 MW11.8%
Still pending3725 MW17.6%
Withdrawn123.2 GW70.6%
Suspended00.0%

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

ProjectFuelCapacityStatusFiledQueue
NELSON 230 SWYDGas735 MWwithdrawn2024-04MISO
Hartburg - Rhodes 500 kVSolar680 MWwithdrawn2021-08MISO
Lake Charles Bulk 138kV SubstationHybrid440 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO
Goos FerrySolar325 MWcompleted2023-12MISO
GOOS FERRYHybrid325 MWactive2025-11MISO
GOOS FERRY - CHALKLEY CO 230.0kVHybrid250 MWactive2022-09MISO
Donaldsonville 230kVSolar200 MWwithdrawn2020-06MISO
230 kV: Penton Road to Roy S Nelson 230 kVSolar200 MWwithdrawn2022-07MISO
Chalkley - Solac 230kVSolar198 MWwithdrawn2021-11MISO
138 kV LAKE CHARLES BULKSolar170 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO
Toomey 138kVSolar150 MWwithdrawn2020-06MISO
Carlyss - Nelson 230kVHybrid150 MWwithdrawn2021-08MISO
NELSON 230 SWYD - PENTON ROAD (CLECO) 230.0kVSolar150 MWactive2025-10MISO
Nelson - Carlyss (J2154 POI)Solar100 MWwithdrawn2024-04MISO
Penton Road to Nelson 230 kVSolar100 MWwithdrawn2021-12MISO

How this county ranks

Calcasieu Parish ranks #502 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #10 of 31 in Louisiana.

Other Louisiana counties in the queue

CountyPendingCapacity queued
Bossier Parish31.7 GW
Iberville Parish31.7 GW
Morehouse Parish61.2 GW
Ouachita Parish41.2 GW
Lafayette Parish3943 MW
Jefferson Davis Parish5890 MW
Rapides Parish3830 MW
St. Landry Parish4818 MW

Go deeper on Calcasieu Parish

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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