Deschutes County, OR interconnection queue
8 interconnection applications are pending in Deschutes County, OR, requesting 874 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 6 projects have been built here and 41 have been withdrawn since 2001.
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 Deschutes County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 4 | 602 MW |
| Geothermal | 2 | 270 MW |
| Hydro | 2 | 2 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 6 | 46 MW | 10.9% |
| Still pending | 8 | 874 MW | 14.5% |
| Withdrawn | 41 | 12.4 GW | 74.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1051 | Solar | 2.7 GW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | BPA |
| G1052 | Solar | 2.7 GW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | BPA |
| G1050 | Solar | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | BPA |
| 21-095 | Solar | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PGE |
| G1056 | Battery | 661 MW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | BPA |
| Duke Energy NA | Gas | 640 MW | withdrawn | 2001-12 | BPA |
| G0662 | Solar | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2020-12 | BPA |
| Ponderosa Project | Solar | 600 MW | active | 2016-05 | BPA |
| G0861 | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2023-04 | BPA |
| G0909 | Solar | 420 MW | withdrawn | 2023-07 | BPA |
| G0910 | Solar | 408 MW | withdrawn | 2023-07 | BPA |
| G0912 | Solar | 408 MW | withdrawn | 2023-07 | BPA |
| G0929 | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | BPA |
| G1096 | Geothermal | 216 MW | active | 2026-05 | BPA |
| G0214 | Geothermal | 140 MW | withdrawn | 2006-01 | BPA |
Large-load connection requests in this county
Requests to connect large new demand — data centres, industry, electrification — as distinct from generation. 5 recorded here.
| Request | Capacity | Status | Queue | Stated end use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midstate LaPine Addition | 163 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Finley Butte Substation | 100 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Sunriver | 89 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Brother's Tap | 0 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Yew Ave. Sub | 0 MW | active | 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
Deschutes County ranks #433 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #16 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 Deschutes 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.
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