Somerset County, ME interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Somerset County, ME, requesting 158 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 12 projects have been built here and 24 have been withdrawn since 2004.
Source: interconnection queues published by ISONE. 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 Somerset County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 158 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 12 | 696 MW | 31.6% |
| Still pending | 2 | 158 MW | 5.3% |
| Withdrawn | 24 | 2.5 GW | 63.2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Line to Pittsfield, ME | Nuclear | 550 MW | withdrawn | 2016-01 | ISONE |
| Internal noncontrollable ETU to Pittsfield ME | Nuclear | 550 MW | withdrawn | 2018-04 | ISONE |
| Bingham Wind | Wind | 185 MW | completed | 2010-05 | ISONE |
| Bingham Wind CNR Only | Wind | 185 MW | completed | 2018-04 | ISONE |
| Solar | Solar | 165 MW | withdrawn | 2024-06 | ISONE |
| Solar | Solar | 152 MW | withdrawn | 2015-11 | ISONE |
| Solar | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2017-07 | ISONE |
| Solar | Solar | 140 MW | active | 2021-02 | ISONE |
| Wind | Wind | 117 MW | withdrawn | 2008-01 | ISONE |
| Three Corners Solar | Solar | 110 MW | completed | 2017-07 | ISONE |
| Solar | Solar | 103 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | ISONE |
| Wind | Wind | 94 MW | withdrawn | 2016-10 | ISONE |
| Wyman Hydro CNR only | Wind | 90 MW | completed | 2014-11 | ISONE |
| Wind | Wind | 90 MW | withdrawn | 2018-04 | ISONE |
| Wind | Wind | 85 MW | withdrawn | 2014-03 | ISONE |
How this county ranks
Somerset County ranks #992 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 of 13 in Maine.
Other Maine counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Knox County | 3 | 268 MW |
| York County | 3 | 216 MW |
| Hancock County | 1 | 100 MW |
| Androscoggin County | 2 | 40 MW |
| Oxford County | 1 | 18 MW |
| Cumberland County | 1 | 17 MW |
| Aroostook County | 0 | 0 MW |
| Franklin County | 0 | 0 MW |
Go deeper on Somerset 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.