Gilliam County, OR interconnection queue
16 interconnection applications are pending in Gilliam County, OR, requesting 3.8 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 37 have been withdrawn since 2001.
Source: interconnection queues published by BPA. 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 Gilliam County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 10 | 2.5 GW |
| Solar | 2 | 752 MW |
| Battery | 2 | 544 MW |
| Biomass | 2 | 14 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 204 MW | 1.7% |
| Still pending | 16 | 3.8 GW | 27.6% |
| Withdrawn | 37 | 8.5 GW | 63.8% |
| Suspended | 4 | — | 6.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherds Flat | Wind | 750 MW | active | 2003-09 | BPA |
| G0952 | Battery | 650 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0951 | Battery | 650 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0950 | Battery | 650 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0949 | Battery | 650 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0768 | Wind | 615 MW | active | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0939 | Solar | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | BPA |
| G0989 | Solar | 550 MW | active | 2023-11 | BPA |
| G0941 | Battery | 503 MW | active | 2023-09 | BPA |
| G0633 | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2019-12 | BPA |
| 10-037 | Wind | 500 MW | suspended | 2010-08 | PGE |
| G0940 | Solar | 450 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | BPA |
| G0391 | Wind | 425 MW | withdrawn | 2009-11 | BPA |
| 09-035 | Wind | 401 MW | suspended | 2009-07 | PGE |
| G0677 | Solar | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | BPA |
Large-load connection requests in this county
Requests to connect large new demand — data centres, industry, electrification — as distinct from generation. 2 recorded here.
| Request | Capacity | Status | Queue | Stated end use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Litespeed | 242 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Slatt Substation | — | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |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
Gilliam County ranks #83 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #8 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 |
| Linn County | 10 | 3.4 GW |
Go deeper on Gilliam 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.