Benton County, OR interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Benton County, OR, requesting 1 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2007.
Source: interconnection queues published by PacifiCorp. 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 Benton County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 3 | 1 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 6 MW | 11.1% |
| Still pending | 3 | 1 MW | 33.3% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 203 MW | 55.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0723 | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-01 | BPA |
| 174 | Gas | 6 MW | completed | 2007-12 | PacifiCorp |
| 1185 | Battery | 2 MW | withdrawn | 2019-10 | PacifiCorp |
| TCS-40 | Solar | 1 MW | active | 2019-07 | PacifiCorp |
| 1150 | Solar | 1 MW | withdrawn | 2019-07 | PacifiCorp |
| TCS-38 | Solar | 0 MW | active | 2019-07 | PacifiCorp |
| 1151 | Solar | 0 MW | withdrawn | 2019-07 | PacifiCorp |
| TCS-39 | Solar | 0 MW | active | 2019-07 | PacifiCorp |
| 1149 | Solar | 0 MW | withdrawn | 2019-07 | PacifiCorp |
How this county ranks
Benton County ranks #1255 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #25 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 Benton 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.