Payne County, OK interconnection queue
6 interconnection applications are pending in Payne County, OK, requesting 1.8 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 1 have been withdrawn since 2017.
Source: interconnection queues published by AEC, 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 Payne County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 3 | 1.4 GW |
| Wind | 1 | 250 MW |
| Solar | 2 | 177 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 56 MW | 12.5% |
| Still pending | 6 | 1.8 GW | 75.0% |
| Withdrawn | 1 | 99 MW | 12.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GI-104 | Gas | 460 MW | active | 2022-07 | AEC |
| GI-129 | Gas | 460 MW | active | 2025-07 | AEC |
| GI-130 | Gas | 460 MW | active | 2025-07 | AEC |
| GEN-2024-235 | Wind | 250 MW | active | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2017-071 | Solar | 125 MW | active | 2017-05 | SPP |
| GI-82 | Solar | 99 MW | withdrawn | 2019-05 | AEC |
| ASGI-2014-014 | Gas | 56 MW | completed | — | SPP |
| GEN-2017-072 | Solar | 52 MW | active | 2017-05 | SPP |
How this county ranks
Payne County ranks #216 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #4 of 50 in Oklahoma.
Other Oklahoma counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma County | 13 | 3.0 GW |
| Texas County | 11 | 2.1 GW |
| Creek County | 3 | 2.0 GW |
| Mayes County | 12 | 1.6 GW |
| Johnston County | 7 | 1.5 GW |
| Muskogee County | 6 | 1.4 GW |
| Grady County | 7 | 1.3 GW |
| Canadian County | 7 | 1.2 GW |
Go deeper on Payne 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.