Polk County, OR interconnection queue
1 interconnection applications are pending in Polk County, OR, requesting 50 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 7 have been withdrawn since 2006.
Source: interconnection queues published by PGE. 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 Polk County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 1 | 50 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 1 MW | 10.0% |
| Still pending | 1 | 50 MW | 10.0% |
| Withdrawn | 7 | 65 MW | 70.0% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 10.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-053 | Wind | 88 MW | suspended | 2012-10 | PGE |
| 24-242 | Battery | 50 MW | active | 2024-04 | PGE |
| 354 | Other | 32 MW | withdrawn | 2010-10 | PacifiCorp |
| G1084 | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2025-08 | BPA |
| 1097 | Solar | 3 MW | withdrawn | 2019-01 | PacifiCorp |
| 1098 | Solar | 3 MW | withdrawn | 2019-01 | PacifiCorp |
| 984 | Solar | 3 MW | withdrawn | 2017-11 | PacifiCorp |
| 696 | Solar | 2 MW | withdrawn | 2015-08 | PacifiCorp |
| 386 | Other | 2 MW | withdrawn | 2011-04 | PacifiCorp |
| 99 | Other | 1 MW | completed | 2006-10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth | 30 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Neskowin Substation | 6 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Monmouth Tap | 0 MW | active | 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
Polk County ranks #1178 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #24 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 Polk 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.