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Ouachita Parish, LA interconnection queue

4 interconnection applications are pending in Ouachita Parish, LA, requesting 1.2 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 7 have been withdrawn since 2017.

Pending applications
4
of 14 ever filed
Capacity queued
1.2 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
350 MW
3 projects connected
Built vs decided
30.0%
7 withdrawn
Median wait
3.9 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
2.0 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 Ouachita Parish, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar41.2 GW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built3350 MW21.4%
Still pending41.2 GW28.6%
Withdrawn72.1 GW50.0%
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
STERLINGTON 500 SWYDGas1.5 GWwithdrawn2025-05MISO
CargasSolar500 MWactive2022-09MISO
CargasSolar500 MWactive2022-09MISO
BASTROP (CAHOON) - STERLINGTON 115 SWYD 115.0kVSolar225 MWcompleted2021-12MISO
Rilla - Riverton 115kV Line TapSolar100 MWwithdrawn2017-06MISO
Rilla 115 kV SubstationSolar100 MWcompleted2019-04MISO
Rilla 115kVSolar100 MWwithdrawn2021-07MISO
RILLA - RIVERTON 115.0kVSolar100 MWactive2022-09MISO
CottonSolar100 MWwithdrawn2025-09MISO
RILLA - RIVERTON 115.0kVSolar93 MWwithdrawn2025-10MISO
PRAIRIE ROADSolar80 MWactive2022-09MISO
Selman Field 69 kV SubstationSolar80 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO
RILLASolar75 MWwithdrawn2025-08MISO
Rilla 115kV substation (Same as J1239)Solar25 MWcompleted2021-11MISO

How this county ranks

Ouachita Parish ranks #332 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #4 of 31 in Louisiana.

Other Louisiana counties in the queue

CountyPendingCapacity queued
Bossier Parish31.7 GW
Iberville Parish31.7 GW
Morehouse Parish61.2 GW
Lafayette Parish3943 MW
Jefferson Davis Parish5890 MW
Rapides Parish3830 MW
St. Landry Parish4818 MW
Richland Parish2750 MW

Go deeper on Ouachita 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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