Malheur County, OR interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Malheur County, OR, requesting 604 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 14 projects have been built here and 54 have been withdrawn since 2005.
Source: interconnection queues published by IP. 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 Malheur County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 604 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 14 | 112 MW | 19.7% |
| Still pending | 2 | 604 MW | 2.8% |
| Withdrawn | 54 | 2.0 GW | 76.1% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215 | Gas | 650 MW | withdrawn | 2007-12 | IP |
| 622 | Solar | 600 MW | active | 2021-10 | IP |
| 225 | Gas | 325 MW | withdrawn | 2007-12 | IP |
| 701 | Battery | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-02 | IP |
| 736 | Battery | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | IP |
| 125 | Gas | 90 MW | withdrawn | 2005-04 | IP |
| 562 | Solar | 42 MW | suspended | 2019-08 | IP |
| 733 | Solar | 40 MW | withdrawn | 2023-08 | IP |
| 179 | Geothermal | 36 MW | completed | 2006-10 | IP |
| 536 | Solar | 23 MW | withdrawn | 2018-06 | IP |
| 287 | Other | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2009-04 | IP |
| 290 | Other | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2009-05 | IP |
| 316 | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2010-02 | IP |
| 319 | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2010-03 | IP |
| 328 | Other | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2010-04 | IP |
How this county ranks
Malheur County ranks #551 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #17 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 Malheur 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.