Baker County, OR interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Baker County, OR, requesting 425 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 9 projects have been built here and 37 have been withdrawn since 2002.
Source: interconnection queues published by IP. 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 Baker County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 425 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 9 | 291 MW | 18.8% |
| Still pending | 2 | 425 MW | 4.2% |
| Withdrawn | 37 | 1.6 GW | 77.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 771 | Solar | 325 MW | active | 2025-04 | IP |
| 734 | Solar | 240 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | IP |
| 735 | Solar | 225 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | IP |
| 757 | Hydro | 220 MW | completed | 2025-03 | IP |
| 251 | Wind | 215 MW | withdrawn | 2008-04 | IP |
| 74 | Wind | 202 MW | withdrawn | 2002-04 | IP |
| 209 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2007-11 | IP |
| 727 | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | IP |
| 732 | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2023-08 | IP |
| 738 | Solar | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | IP |
| 507 | Solar | 15 MW | withdrawn | 2015-10 | IP |
| 519 | Solar | 15 MW | completed | 2016-10 | IP |
| 508 | Solar | 12 MW | withdrawn | 2015-10 | IP |
| 495 | Solar | 11 MW | withdrawn | 2015-05 | IP |
| 197 | Wind | 10 MW | withdrawn | 2007-07 | IP |
How this county ranks
Baker County ranks #678 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #20 of 30 in Oregon.
Other Oregon counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Sherman County | 31 | 14.6 GW |
| Crook County | 36 | 14.2 GW |
| Wasco County | 19 | 9.9 GW |
| Morrow County | 21 | 6.5 GW |
| Klamath County | 14 | 5.3 GW |
| Umatilla County | 18 | 4.2 GW |
| Jefferson County | 21 | 4.2 GW |
| Gilliam County | 16 | 3.8 GW |
Go deeper on Baker 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.