Lincoln County, NE interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Lincoln County, NE, requesting 456 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 6 have been withdrawn since 2007.
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 Lincoln County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 1 | 231 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 225 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 5 MW | 11.1% |
| Still pending | 2 | 456 MW | 22.2% |
| Withdrawn | 6 | 1.1 GW | 66.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN-2019-028 | Solar | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2019-04 | SPP |
| GEN-2020-051 | Solar | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2020-04 | SPP |
| GEN-2018-125 | Wind | 231 MW | active | 2018-11 | SPP |
| GEN-2026-SR20 | Solar | 225 MW | active | 2026-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2007-010N | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2007-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2007-010N03 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2007-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2007-010N04 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2007-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2007-010N05 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2007-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2012-021 | Gas | 5 MW | completed | 2012-09 | SPP |
How this county ranks
Lincoln County ranks #652 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #6 of 25 in Nebraska.
Other Nebraska counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | 17 | 3.3 GW |
| Cass County | 9 | 2.3 GW |
| Gage County | 6 | 1.5 GW |
| Burt County | 4 | 1.1 GW |
| Custer County | 2 | 500 MW |
| Douglas County | 3 | 450 MW |
| Scotts Bluff County | 1 | 400 MW |
| Washington County | 2 | 300 MW |
Go deeper on Lincoln 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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