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Rapides Parish, LA interconnection queue

3 interconnection applications are pending in Rapides Parish, LA, requesting 830 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 12 have been withdrawn since 2016.

Pending applications
3
of 15 ever filed
Capacity queued
830 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
0 MW
0 projects connected
Built vs decided
0.0%
12 withdrawn
Median wait
3.9 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
1.8 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 Rapides Parish, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar3830 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built00 MW0.0%
Still pending3830 MW20.0%
Withdrawn121.7 GW80.0%
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
East Leesville-Rodemacher 230 KVSolar400 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO
HinestonSolar350 MWactive2022-09MISO
Cooper - Leesville 138.0kVSolar280 MWactive2022-09MISO
EAST LEESVILLE -RODEMACHER 230Solar250 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO
Cocodrie - Hineston 230kV lineSolar200 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO
Rapides - Rodemacher 230 kV Line TapSolar200 MWwithdrawn2019-04MISO
HinestonSolar200 MWactive2024-04MISO
Cocodrie-Forest Hill 230kVSolar125 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO
East Leesville - Rodemacher 230.0kVSolar100 MWwithdrawn2024-04MISO
Donahue-Marksville 138kVSolar100 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO
RodemacherSolar100 MWwithdrawn2021-12MISO
Shady Oaks - Coughlin 138kV LineUnknown52 MWwithdrawn2016-05MISO
Rapides - Rodemacher 230 kV Line TapSolar50 MWwithdrawn2019-04MISO
Shady Oaks (Bus# 500780) to Coughlin (Bus# 500230)Solar50 MWwithdrawn2021-09MISO
Rapides 230kV SubstationSolar49 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO

How this county ranks

Rapides Parish ranks #455 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #7 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
St. Landry Parish4818 MW
Richland Parish2750 MW

Go deeper on Rapides 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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