Newport County, RI interconnection queue
0 interconnection applications are pending in Newport County, RI, requesting 0 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 5 projects have been built here and 4 have been withdrawn since 1996.
Source: interconnection queues published by the transmission providers serving this county. 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 Newport County, by fuel
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 5 | 321 MW | 55.6% |
| Still pending | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 1.3 GW | 44.4% |
| Suspended | 0 | — | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Cycle | Gas | 870 MW | withdrawn | 2015-05 | ISONE |
| Tiverton Uprate | Gas | 288 MW | completed | 2020-03 | ISONE |
| Combined Cycle | Gas | 285 MW | withdrawn | 2007-12 | ISONE |
| Internal Combustion | Gas | 119 MW | withdrawn | 2015-03 | ISONE |
| Tiverton Power LLC Upgrade | Gas | 22 MW | completed | 2015-02 | ISONE |
| Brayton Road Solar | Solar | 8 MW | completed | 2019-12 | ISONE |
| CHP | Gas | 6 MW | withdrawn | 2018-09 | ISONE |
| Brayton Road Solar | Solar | 3 MW | completed | 2019-12 | ISONE |
| EMI-Tiverton | Gas | — | completed | 1996-11 | ISONE |
How this county ranks
Newport County ranks #1538 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 of 4 in Rhode Island.
Other Rhode Island counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Washington County | 1 | 205 MW |
| Kent County | 0 | 0 MW |
| Providence County | 0 | 0 MW |
Go deeper on Newport 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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