Richmond County, NC interconnection queue
7 interconnection applications are pending in Richmond County, NC, requesting 974 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 6 projects have been built here and 9 have been withdrawn since 2012.
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 Richmond County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 5 | 424 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 275 MW |
| Other | 1 | 275 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 6 | 133 MW | 27.3% |
| Still pending | 7 | 974 MW | 31.8% |
| Withdrawn | 9 | 916 MW | 40.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170274 | Solar | 275 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | Duke |
| 569986 | Solar | 275 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | Duke |
| 923973 | Solar | 275 MW | active | 2023-09 | Duke |
| PP00046 | Other | 275 MW | active | 2025-08 | Duke |
| 977773 | Gas | 260 MW | active | 2025-06 | Duke |
| 909227 | Solar | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | Duke |
| 568778 | Solar | 65 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | Duke |
| 200482 | Solar | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2020-03 | Duke |
| 898595 | Solar | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | Duke |
| PP00013 | Gas | 47 MW | active | 2025-04 | Duke |
| 899591 | Gas | 47 MW | active | 2023-06 | Duke |
| 610944 | Solar | 46 MW | withdrawn | 2023-04 | Duke |
| 916613 | Solar | 46 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | Duke |
| 957700 | Gas | 35 MW | active | 2024-06 | Duke |
| PP00014 | Gas | 35 MW | active | 2025-04 | Duke |
How this county ranks
Richmond County ranks #378 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #8 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 |
| Robeson County | 9 | 946 MW |
Go deeper on Richmond 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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