Crook County, OR interconnection queue
36 interconnection applications are pending in Crook County, OR, requesting 14.2 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 59 have been withdrawn since 2007.
Source: interconnection queues published by BPA, 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 Crook County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 10 | 9.0 GW |
| Solar | 26 | 5.2 GW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 157 MW | 3.1% |
| Still pending | 36 | 14.2 GW | 36.7% |
| Withdrawn | 59 | 19.1 GW | 60.2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0695 | Battery | 3.9 GW | active | 2021-09 | BPA |
| G0697 | Solar | 3.6 GW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | BPA |
| G0696 | Solar | 2.6 GW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | BPA |
| G0699 | Battery | 1.8 GW | active | 2021-09 | BPA |
| G0675 | Solar | 1.8 GW | active | 2021-03 | BPA |
| G0698 | Solar | 1.8 GW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | BPA |
| G1053 | Battery | 1.3 GW | active | 2023-11 | BPA |
| G0702 | Solar | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | BPA |
| G0700 | Solar | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | BPA |
| G0701 | Solar | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | BPA |
| G0663 | Solar | 1.1 GW | withdrawn | 2020-12 | BPA |
| G0673 | Solar | 608 MW | active | 2021-03 | BPA |
| G0674 | Solar | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | BPA |
| G0669 | Solar | 600 MW | active | 2021-02 | BPA |
| G0642 | Battery | 600 MW | active | 2020-02 | BPA |
Large-load connection requests in this county
Requests to connect large new demand — data centres, industry, electrification — as distinct from generation. 10 recorded here.
| Request | Capacity | Status | Queue | Stated end use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza | 300 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Ponderosa Substation | 300 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Sunbreak | 250 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Project Vitesse 2 | 220 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Briones | 103 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| CEC POD at Ponderosa | 100 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Baldwin Data Center | 70 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Project Vitesse | 60 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Bonanza 115 kV | 50 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| SW Highland Ave | 40 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
494 of the 545 large-load requests we hold state no end use at all, so most cannot be attributed to any industry. Where this table says “not stated”, that is the filing’s own silence, not our omission.
How this county ranks
Crook County ranks #6 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #2 of 30 in Oregon.
Other Oregon counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Sherman County | 31 | 14.6 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 |
| Linn County | 10 | 3.4 GW |
Go deeper on Crook 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.