Lancaster County, NE interconnection queue
17 interconnection applications are pending in Lancaster County, NE, requesting 3.3 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 17 have been withdrawn since 2006.
Source: interconnection queues published by SPP. 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 Lancaster County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 6 | 1.8 GW |
| Solar | 9 | 1.0 GW |
| Wind | 2 | 428 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 17 | 3.3 GW | 48.6% |
| Withdrawn | 17 | 4.5 GW | 48.6% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 2.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN-2007-011N02 | Coal | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2007-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2024-021 | Gas | 540 MW | active | 2024-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2019-007 | Solar | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2019-04 | SPP |
| GEN-2023-224 | Gas | 478 MW | active | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2007-011N01 | Coal | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2007-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2018-066 | Solar | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2018-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2024-020 | Gas | 390 MW | active | 2024-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2017-181 | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2017-11 | SPP |
| GEN-2021-060 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-198 | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-02 | SPP |
| GEN-2021-043 | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2021-04 | SPP |
| GEN-2021-073 | Solar | 240 MW | withdrawn | 2021-05 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-210 | Solar | 240 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2017-055 | Solar | 228 MW | withdrawn | 2017-05 | SPP |
| GEN-2021-049 | Solar | 225 MW | active | 2021-04 | SPP |
How this county ranks
Lancaster County ranks #100 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #1 of 25 in Nebraska.
Other Nebraska counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Cass County | 9 | 2.3 GW |
| Gage County | 6 | 1.5 GW |
| Burt County | 4 | 1.1 GW |
| Custer County | 2 | 500 MW |
| Lincoln County | 2 | 456 MW |
| Douglas County | 3 | 450 MW |
| Scotts Bluff County | 1 | 400 MW |
| Washington County | 2 | 300 MW |
Go deeper on Lancaster 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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