Hamilton County, TN interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Hamilton County, TN, requesting 103 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 2 have been withdrawn since 1999.
Source: interconnection queues published by TVA. 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 Hamilton County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | 3 | 55 MW |
| Hydro | 2 | 48 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 4 MW | 12.5% |
| Still pending | 5 | 103 MW | 62.5% |
| Withdrawn | 2 | 238 MW | 25.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Other | 229 MW | withdrawn | 1999-06 | TVA |
| 627 | Nuclear | 25 MW | active | 2024-06 | TVA |
| 637 | Nuclear | 24 MW | active | 2024-08 | TVA |
| 654 | Hydro | 24 MW | active | 2024-09 | TVA |
| 655 | Hydro | 24 MW | active | 2024-09 | TVA |
| 470 | Nuclear | 9 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | TVA |
| 471 | Nuclear | 6 MW | active | 2021-03 | TVA |
| 197 | Other | 4 MW | completed | 2002-09 | TVA |
How this county ranks
Hamilton County ranks #1079 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #11 of 24 in Tennessee.
Other Tennessee counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Trousdale County | 2 | 2.4 GW |
| Shelby County | 7 | 1.8 GW |
| Haywood County | 3 | 1.2 GW |
| Humphreys County | 3 | 950 MW |
| Fayette County | 2 | 839 MW |
| Hawkins County | 2 | 325 MW |
| Hardeman County | 1 | 250 MW |
| Lawrence County | 1 | 195 MW |
Go deeper on Hamilton 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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