Bergen County, NJ interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Bergen County, NJ, requesting 2.0 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 14 projects have been built here and 22 have been withdrawn since 1997.
Source: interconnection queues published by PJM. 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 Bergen County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 2 | 2.0 GW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 14 | 7.4 GW | 36.8% |
| Still pending | 2 | 2.0 GW | 5.3% |
| Withdrawn | 22 | 4.2 GW | 57.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen 138kV | Gas | 1.4 GW | active | 2016-04 | PJM |
| Bergen | Gas | 1.3 GW | completed | 2013-02 | PJM |
| Bergen | Gas | 1.2 GW | completed | 2013-02 | PJM |
| Bergen 230kV | Gas | 1.2 GW | completed | 2013-04 | PJM |
| Bergen 230kV | Gas | 1.2 GW | completed | 2009-11 | PJM |
| Bergen 230kV | Unknown | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2006-07 | PJM |
| Bergen 230kV | Unknown | 800 MW | withdrawn | 2008-07 | PJM |
| West Hempfield 230kV | Gas | 750 MW | withdrawn | 1999-02 | PJM |
| Bergen 138kV | Gas | 736 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | PJM |
| Bergen 230kV | Unknown | 673 MW | completed | 2009-04 | PJM |
| Bergen 230kV | Gas | 671 MW | active | 2025-04 | PJM |
| Bergen 230kV | Unknown | 670 MW | completed | 2005-07 | PJM |
| Bergen 230kV | Unknown | 660 MW | withdrawn | 2014-08 | PJM |
| Bergen | Gas | 550 MW | completed | 2001-03 | PJM |
| Bergen | Gas | 500 MW | completed | 1997-04 | PJM |
How this county ranks
Bergen County ranks #189 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #2 of 21 in New Jersey.
Other New Jersey counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Salem County | 3 | 2.8 GW |
| Union County | 2 | 1.6 GW |
| Hudson County | 2 | 350 MW |
| Atlantic County | 3 | 308 MW |
| Camden County | 1 | 300 MW |
| Warren County | 7 | 181 MW |
| Mercer County | 1 | 170 MW |
| Cumberland County | 3 | 149 MW |
Go deeper on Bergen 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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