Buncombe County, NC interconnection queue
9 interconnection applications are pending in Buncombe County, NC, requesting 117 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 4 have been withdrawn since 2015.
Source: interconnection queues published by Duke. 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 Buncombe County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 6 | 60 MW |
| Battery | 2 | 48 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 10 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 560 MW | 13.3% |
| Still pending | 9 | 117 MW | 60.0% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 785 MW | 26.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8599 | Gas | 470 MW | withdrawn | 2015-05 | Duke |
| 8597 | Gas | 280 MW | completed | 2015-12 | Duke |
| 8598 | Gas | 280 MW | completed | 2015-12 | Duke |
| 8600 | Gas | 280 MW | withdrawn | 2015-05 | Duke |
| 191894 | Battery | 30 MW | active | 2021-08 | Duke |
| 138678 | Battery | 26 MW | withdrawn | 2020-10 | Duke |
| 900843 | Gas | 20 MW | active | 2023-06 | Duke |
| 900845 | Gas | 20 MW | active | 2023-06 | Duke |
| 49220 | Battery | 17 MW | active | 2019-10 | Duke |
| 24747 | Solar | 10 MW | active | 2016-12 | Duke |
| 898147 | Solar | 9 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | Duke |
| 957688 | Gas | 5 MW | active | 2024-06 | Duke |
| 957691 | Gas | 5 MW | active | 2024-06 | Duke |
| PP00019 | Gas | 5 MW | active | 2025-04 | Duke |
| PP00020 | Gas | 5 MW | active | 2025-04 | Duke |
How this county ranks
Buncombe County ranks #1068 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #29 of 44 in North Carolina.
Other North Carolina counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Pinal County | 46 | 10.6 GW |
| Person County | 4 | 1.9 GW |
| Washington County | 6 | 1.6 GW |
| Anson County | 3 | 1.5 GW |
| Davidson County | 2 | 1.5 GW |
| Wayne County | 23 | 1.3 GW |
| Stokes County | 3 | 1.2 GW |
| Richmond County | 7 | 974 MW |
Go deeper on Buncombe 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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