Columbus County, NC interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Columbus County, NC, requesting 102 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 7 have been withdrawn since 2016.
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 Columbus County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1 | 80 MW |
| Other | 1 | 22 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 2 | 102 MW | 22.2% |
| Withdrawn | 7 | 1.0 GW | 77.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66858 | Solar | 700 MW | withdrawn | 2020-02 | Duke |
| 977914 | Solar | 80 MW | active | 2025-06 | Duke |
| 569188 | Solar | 75 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | Duke |
| 890899 | Solar | 75 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | Duke |
| 920645 | Solar | 75 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | Duke |
| 566856 | Solar | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | Duke |
| 977788 | Other | 22 MW | active | 2025-06 | Duke |
| 886387 | Other | 22 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | Duke |
| 5037 | Solar | 2 MW | withdrawn | 2016-04 | Duke |
How this county ranks
Columbus County ranks #1081 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #31 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 Columbus 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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