Shelby County, TN interconnection queue
7 interconnection applications are pending in Shelby County, TN, requesting 1.8 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 26 have been withdrawn since 1998.
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 Shelby County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 4 | 1.4 GW |
| Battery | 2 | 300 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 74 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 760 MW | 5.7% |
| Still pending | 7 | 1.8 GW | 20.0% |
| Withdrawn | 26 | 23.0 GW | 74.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | Wind | 3.5 GW | withdrawn | 2009-05 | TVA |
| 220 | Coal | 3.5 GW | withdrawn | 2009-05 | TVA |
| 31 | Other | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 1999-02 | TVA |
| 33 | Other | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 1999-02 | TVA |
| 35 | Other | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 1999-02 | TVA |
| 37 | Other | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 1999-02 | TVA |
| 6 | Other | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 1998-05 | TVA |
| 257 | Gas | 1.1 GW | active | 2014-08 | TVA |
| 98 | Other | 931 MW | withdrawn | 2000-03 | TVA |
| 103 | Other | 900 MW | withdrawn | 2000-04 | TVA |
| 225 | Gas | 751 MW | withdrawn | 2010-10 | TVA |
| 110 | Other | 750 MW | withdrawn | 2000-07 | TVA |
| 30 | Other | 700 MW | withdrawn | 1999-02 | TVA |
| 32 | Other | 700 MW | withdrawn | 1999-02 | TVA |
| 34 | Other | 700 MW | withdrawn | 1999-02 | TVA |
How this county ranks
Shelby County ranks #222 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #2 of 24 in Tennessee.
Other Tennessee counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Trousdale County | 2 | 2.4 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 |
| Lake County | 3 | 177 MW |
Go deeper on Shelby 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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