Meagher County, MT interconnection queue
4 interconnection applications are pending in Meagher County, MT, requesting 1.5 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 6 projects have been built here and 12 have been withdrawn since 2003.
Source: interconnection queues published by Avista, PacifiCorp. 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 Meagher County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 4 | 1.5 GW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 6 | 21 MW | 24.0% |
| Still pending | 4 | 1.5 GW | 16.0% |
| Withdrawn | 12 | 2.2 GW | 48.0% |
| Suspended | 3 | — | 12.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Wind | 800 MW | withdrawn | 2008-10 | NWMT |
| 82 | Wind | 600 MW | active | 2019-02 | Avista |
| 176 | Solar | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2014-12 | NWMT |
| 310 | Solar | 450 MW | suspended | 2016-12 | NWMT |
| C002 | Solar | 450 MW | suspended | 2016-12 | PacifiCorp |
| C013 | Wind | 326 MW | active | 2021-01 | PacifiCorp |
| 83 | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2019-03 | Avista |
| C007 | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2019-03 | PacifiCorp |
| 71 | Wind | 300 MW | suspended | 2019-03 | PSE |
| G0355 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2009-03 | BPA |
| G0354 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2009-03 | BPA |
| G0353 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2009-03 | BPA |
| 99 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2008-09 | NWMT |
| 89 | Wind | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2008-04 | NWMT |
| 46 | Wind | 10 MW | completed | 2006-06 | NWMT |
How this county ranks
Meagher County ranks #254 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 of 29 in Montana.
Other Montana counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatland County | 8 | 3.2 GW |
| Rosebud County | 5 | 2.9 GW |
| Yellowstone County | 6 | 1.2 GW |
| Big Horn County | 3 | 608 MW |
| Stillwater County | 4 | 595 MW |
| Broadwater County | 2 | 160 MW |
| Cascade County | 1 | 70 MW |
| Lewis and Clark County | 3 | 19 MW |
Go deeper on Meagher 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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