Wasco County, OR interconnection queue
19 interconnection applications are pending in Wasco County, OR, requesting 9.9 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 39 have been withdrawn since 2001.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 Wasco County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 9 | 7.7 GW |
| Wind | 6 | 1.3 GW |
| Battery | 3 | 787 MW |
| Hydro | 1 | 7 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 589 MW | 3.3% |
| Still pending | 19 | 9.9 GW | 31.1% |
| Withdrawn | 39 | 13.3 GW | 63.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0681 | Solar | 2.0 GW | active | 2021-07 | BPA |
| G0852 | Solar | 1.5 GW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | BPA |
| G0797 | Solar | 1.3 GW | active | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G1055 | Battery | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2023-11 | BPA |
| G0773 | Solar | 1.3 GW | active | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0787 | Solar | 1.2 GW | active | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0779 | Solar | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0775 | Solar | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0825 | Solar | 820 MW | active | 2022-11 | BPA |
| G0849 | Solar | 820 MW | active | 2023-03 | BPA |
| G0774 | Battery | 661 MW | active | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0798 | Battery | 650 MW | withdrawn | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0649 | Solar | 641 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | BPA |
| G0788 | Battery | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2022-08 | BPA |
| G0784 | Battery | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2022-08 | BPA |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Renewable Transmission Project - HVDC | 1.1 GW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Network Load Expansion 4 Quenett Creek Substation | 300 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Network Load Expansion 3 | 300 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Network Load Expansion Phase 2 | 112 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Network Load Expansion | 90 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Mabton Substation | 50 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Chenoweth Substation | 40 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Big Eddy-Redmond 230kV Line | 23 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| John Day | 8 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Vintage Valley | 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
Wasco County ranks #11 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 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 |
| 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 Wasco 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.