Washoe County, NV interconnection queue
12 interconnection applications are pending in Washoe County, NV, requesting 2.9 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 21 have been withdrawn since 2015.
Source: interconnection queues published by NVE. 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 Washoe County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 4 | 1.3 GW |
| Battery | 4 | 825 MW |
| Gas | 1 | 600 MW |
| Geothermal | 3 | 122 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 360 MW | 7.9% |
| Still pending | 12 | 2.9 GW | 31.6% |
| Withdrawn | 21 | 4.7 GW | 55.3% |
| Suspended | 2 | — | 5.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company QV | Solar | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2024-03 | NVE |
| 25-00395 | Solar | 600 MW | active | 2025-07 | NVE |
| 25-00419 | Gas | 600 MW | active | 2025-07 | NVE |
| Company NC | Solar | 600 MW | suspended | 2022-03 | NVE |
| Company KB | Solar | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2019-09 | NVE |
| Company QQ | Battery | 500 MW | active | 2024-03 | NVE |
| Company QR | Solar | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2024-03 | NVE |
| Company JI | Solar | 400 MW | active | 2018-09 | NVE |
| Company HA | Gas | 360 MW | withdrawn | 2015-11 | NVE |
| Company JA | Battery | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2018-09 | NVE |
| Company LQ | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | NVE |
| Company GU | Solar | 200 MW | completed | 2015-09 | NVE |
| Company IC | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | NVE |
| Company IL | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2018-03 | NVE |
| Company JH | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2018-09 | NVE |
How this county ranks
Washoe County ranks #124 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #7 of 15 in Nevada.
Other Nevada counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 57 | 15.5 GW |
| Nye County | 13 | 4.9 GW |
| Churchill County | 15 | 4.1 GW |
| Humbolt | 12 | 3.0 GW |
| Story | 7 | 3.0 GW |
| Lyon County | 11 | 2.9 GW |
| Esmerelda | 9 | 2.7 GW |
| White Pine County | 5 | 1.8 GW |
Go deeper on Washoe 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.