Morrow County, OR interconnection queue
21 interconnection applications are pending in Morrow County, OR, requesting 6.5 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 7 projects have been built here and 79 have been withdrawn since 2001.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 Morrow County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 15 | 4.4 GW |
| Battery | 2 | 1.3 GW |
| Gas | 3 | 542 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 300 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 7 | 1.2 GW | 6.1% |
| Still pending | 21 | 6.5 GW | 18.4% |
| Withdrawn | 79 | 19.8 GW | 69.3% |
| Suspended | 7 | — | 6.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0960 | Solar | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0962 | Solar | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0781 | Solar | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0678 | Solar | 1.2 GW | active | 2021-06 | BPA |
| G0963 | Battery | 661 MW | active | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G1000 | Solar | 660 MW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | BPA |
| G0786 | Battery | 650 MW | withdrawn | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0785 | Solar | 650 MW | withdrawn | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0782 | Battery | 650 MW | withdrawn | 2022-08 | BPA |
| National Energy and Gas Tx | Gas | 620 MW | withdrawn | 2001-07 | BPA |
| G0530 | Gas | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2016-02 | BPA |
| 343 | Wind | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2010-07 | IP |
| C3-180 | Solar | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | PacifiCorp |
| PIS044 | Solar | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | PacifiCorp |
| G0752 | Battery | 597 MW | active | 2022-06 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Load Phase 2 | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| PDX-1 and PDX-4 Data Centers - Phase 2 | 225 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Industrial Load | 150 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Morrow Flat | 120 MW | energized | BPA | not stated |
| PDX-2 Data Center - Phase 2 | 117 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| DLB2 | 105 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Dalreed Substation | 72 MW | energized | BPA | not stated |
| Kinzua Substation | 60 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| PDX1&4 Data Centers | 60 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Maverick Data Center | 30 MW | 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
Morrow County ranks #32 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #4 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 |
| Klamath County | 14 | 5.3 GW |
| Umatilla County | 18 | 4.2 GW |
| Jefferson County | 21 | 4.2 GW |
| Gilliam County | 16 | 3.8 GW |
| Linn County | 10 | 3.4 GW |
Go deeper on Morrow 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.