Linn County, OR interconnection queue
10 interconnection applications are pending in Linn County, OR, requesting 3.4 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 30 have been withdrawn since 2000.
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 Linn County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Biomass | 6 | 1.7 GW |
| Battery | 4 | 1.6 GW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 31 MW | 8.5% |
| Still pending | 10 | 3.4 GW | 21.3% |
| Withdrawn | 30 | 2.6 GW | 63.8% |
| Suspended | 3 | — | 6.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy NA | Gas | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2002-01 | BPA |
| G0905 | Biomass | 410 MW | active | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0904 | Biomass | 410 MW | active | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0899 | Biomass | 410 MW | active | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0894 | Battery | 410 MW | active | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0895 | Battery | 410 MW | active | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0892 | Battery | 410 MW | active | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0893 | Battery | 410 MW | active | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0906 | Biomass | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0907 | Solar | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0898 | Biomass | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | BPA |
| C1-20 | Solar | 199 MW | suspended | 2021-05 | PacifiCorp |
| C2-31 | Solar | 199 MW | withdrawn | 2022-04 | PacifiCorp |
| C2-156 | Solar | 175 MW | suspended | 2022-05 | PacifiCorp |
| G0886 | Biomass | 165 MW | active | 2023-06 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNary 230 kV Substation | 1.2 GW | energized | BPA | not stated |
| Longhorn 230 kV Substation | 750 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Lochner Substation | 500 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Airport Substation | 25 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| New Commercial Load | 17 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Harrisburg Substation 115 kV-12.47 kV | 14 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Albany Lebanon | 10 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Junction City Substation | 2 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Coos Curry Tie | 0 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Lebanon 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
Linn County ranks #98 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #9 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 Linn 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.