Rhea County, TN interconnection queue
0 interconnection applications are pending in Rhea County, TN, requesting 0 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 6 projects have been built here and 3 have been withdrawn since 2001.
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 Rhea County, by fuel
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 6 | 1.3 GW | 66.7% |
| Still pending | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 1.5 GW | 33.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | Gas | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2005-08 | TVA |
| 208 | Nuclear | 1.2 GW | completed | 2007-02 | TVA |
| 494 | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | TVA |
| 669 | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2024-10 | TVA |
| 231 | Nuclear | 57 MW | completed | 2012-02 | TVA |
| 180 | Other | 25 MW | completed | 2001-09 | TVA |
| 259 | Nuclear | 23 MW | completed | 2014-10 | TVA |
| 204 | Other | 11 MW | completed | 2005-06 | TVA |
| 329 | Nuclear | 5 MW | completed | 2017-09 | TVA |
How this county ranks
Rhea County ranks #1557 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #21 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 Rhea 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.