Ocean County, NJ interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Ocean County, NJ, requesting 79 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 11 projects have been built here and 36 have been withdrawn since 1999.
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 Ocean County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 5 | 79 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 11 | 2.2 GW | 20.8% |
| Still pending | 5 | 79 MW | 9.4% |
| Withdrawn | 36 | 8.6 GW | 67.9% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 1.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larrabee 230 kV I | Wind | 882 MW | withdrawn | 2018-12 | PJM |
| Larrabee 230 kV | Wind | 882 MW | withdrawn | 2023-02 | PJM |
| Oyster Creek 230 kV | Wind | 816 MW | suspended | 2018-05 | PJM |
| Oyster Creek 230 kV | Wind | 816 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | PJM |
| Oyster Creek | Gas | 800 MW | withdrawn | 1999-04 | PJM |
| Oyster Creek 230 kV III | Wind | 800 MW | withdrawn | 2019-09 | PJM |
| Oyster Creek 230 kV | Gas | 752 MW | withdrawn | 1999-01 | PJM |
| Oyster Creek 230 kV II | Unknown | 635 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PJM |
| Larrabee 230kV | Unknown | 550 MW | withdrawn | 2009-08 | PJM |
| Oyster Creek 230 kV I | Unknown | 530 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PJM |
| Lakewood 230kV | Gas | 500 MW | completed | 1999-02 | PJM |
| Larrabee 230 kV II | Wind | 445 MW | withdrawn | 2018-12 | PJM |
| Larrabee 230 kV | Wind | 445 MW | withdrawn | 2023-02 | PJM |
| Lakewood #2 230kV | Gas | 396 MW | completed | 2012-10 | PJM |
| Lakewood 230kV | Gas | 376 MW | completed | 2006-10 | PJM |
How this county ranks
Ocean County ranks #1138 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #10 of 21 in New Jersey.
Other New Jersey counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Salem County | 3 | 2.8 GW |
| Bergen County | 2 | 2.0 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 |
Go deeper on Ocean 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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