Jefferson County, OR interconnection queue
21 interconnection applications are pending in Jefferson County, OR, requesting 4.2 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 5 projects have been built here and 56 have been withdrawn since 2000.
Source: interconnection queues published by PGE, 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 Jefferson County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 17 | 3.2 GW |
| Wind | 4 | 1.0 GW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 5 | 28 MW | 5.6% |
| Still pending | 21 | 4.2 GW | 23.3% |
| Withdrawn | 56 | 8.6 GW | 62.2% |
| Suspended | 8 | — | 8.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0758 | Solar | 1.4 GW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | BPA |
| 1100MW Grizzly | Gas | 1.1 GW | withdrawn | 2000-08 | BPA |
| G0583 | Solar | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | BPA |
| 23-230 | Solar | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | PGE |
| 23-233 | Solar | 800 MW | active | 2023-06 | PGE |
| 23-234 | Solar | 800 MW | active | 2023-06 | PGE |
| 23-229 | Solar | 750 MW | active | 2023-03 | PGE |
| G1061 | Solar | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2023-12 | BPA |
| 23-235 | Solar | 513 MW | withdrawn | 2023-07 | PGE |
| 23-236 | Solar | 513 MW | withdrawn | 2023-08 | PGE |
| 22-109 | Solar | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | PGE |
| 07-022 | Wind | 375 MW | suspended | 2007-09 | PGE |
| 07-023 | Wind | 375 MW | suspended | 2007-09 | PGE |
| G0579 | Solar | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2017-12 | BPA |
| 21-098 | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2021-04 | PGE |
How this county ranks
Jefferson County ranks #71 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #7 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 |
| Gilliam County | 16 | 3.8 GW |
| Linn County | 10 | 3.4 GW |
Go deeper on Jefferson 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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