Sherman County, OR interconnection queue
31 interconnection applications are pending in Sherman County, OR, requesting 14.6 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 29 have been withdrawn since 2001.
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 Sherman County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 14 | 7.6 GW |
| Battery | 8 | 5.6 GW |
| Wind | 9 | 1.5 GW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 1.2 GW | 1.6% |
| Still pending | 31 | 14.6 GW | 50.0% |
| Withdrawn | 29 | 12.9 GW | 46.8% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 1.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0759 | Solar | 3.8 GW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | BPA |
| G0795 | Solar | 1.3 GW | active | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0791 | Solar | 1.3 GW | active | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0864 | Battery | 1.3 GW | active | 2023-05 | BPA |
| G0983 | Solar | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | BPA |
| G0615 | Solar | 1.2 GW | completed | 2019-02 | BPA |
| G0931 | Solar | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | BPA |
| G0874 | Solar | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0687 | Solar | 900 MW | active | 2021-08 | BPA |
| G0850 | Solar | 820 MW | active | 2023-03 | BPA |
| G0851 | Solar | 800 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | BPA |
| G1041 | Wind | 750 MW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | BPA |
| G0948 | Battery | 661 MW | active | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0947 | Battery | 661 MW | active | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0946 | Battery | 661 MW | active | 2023-10 | BPA |
Large-load connection requests in this county
Requests to connect large new demand — data centres, industry, electrification — as distinct from generation. 4 recorded here.
| Request | Capacity | Status | Queue | Stated end use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike/Blalock Reinforcement | — | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Fossil-Big Eddy Loop | — | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Skamania PUD Transmission Reinforcement | — | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| NorthernLights Transmission Project | — | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |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
Sherman County ranks #5 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #1 of 30 in Oregon.
Other Oregon counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Linn County | 10 | 3.4 GW |
Go deeper on Sherman 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.