Multnomah County, OR interconnection queue
6 interconnection applications are pending in Multnomah County, OR, requesting 950 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 13 have been withdrawn since 2000.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 Multnomah County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 6 | 950 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 800 MW | 16.0% |
| Still pending | 6 | 950 MW | 24.0% |
| Withdrawn | 13 | 1.9 GW | 52.0% |
| Suspended | 2 | — | 8.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100MW Troutdale | Gas | 1.1 GW | withdrawn | 2000-08 | BPA |
| 11-046 | Gas | 518 MW | suspended | 2011-08 | PGE |
| G0609 | Battery | 400 MW | completed | 2018-12 | BPA |
| 11-045 | Gas | 213 MW | suspended | 2011-08 | PGE |
| 17-066 | Battery | 200 MW | completed | 2017-09 | PGE |
| 17-067 | Battery | 200 MW | active | 2017-09 | PGE |
| 19-076 | Battery | 200 MW | completed | 2019-05 | PGE |
| 21-102 | Battery | 200 MW | active | 2021-05 | PGE |
| 23-239 | Battery | 200 MW | active | 2023-12 | PGE |
| 24-252 | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2024-05 | PGE |
| C2-207 | Battery | 199 MW | withdrawn | 2022-05 | PacifiCorp |
| 22-111 | Battery | 150 MW | active | 2022-11 | PGE |
| 22-118 | Battery | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2022-12 | PGE |
| C2-27 | Battery | 100 MW | active | 2022-04 | PacifiCorp |
| C4-079 | Battery | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2024-05 | PacifiCorp |
Large-load connection requests in this county
Requests to connect large new demand — data centres, industry, electrification — as distinct from generation. 3 recorded here.
| Request | Capacity | Status | Queue | Stated end use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Johnson Substation | 11 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Blue Lake | 4 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| St. Johns Substation | 0 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |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
Multnomah County ranks #392 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #15 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 Multnomah 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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