Data centers and new power in Carbon/Utah, UT
80 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Carbon/Utah, UT — 1 active requests. Typical wait: 10.1 years. 1 projects are built, 14 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Is one near your house?
We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Carbon/Utah itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.
What is happening with electricity in Carbon/Utah
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Carbon/Utah right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Carbon/Utah.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
16 requests ever filed
Source: interconnection queues published by PacifiCorp. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Outcome of every request filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 80 MW | 6.2% |
| Still waiting | 1 | 80 MW | 6.2% |
| Withdrawn | 14 | 1.8 GW | 87.5% |
| Paused | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1 | 80 MW |
Key dates for projects here
no dated windows published
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
The biggest projects on file
top 15 by size
| Project | Type | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3-063 | Solar | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | PacifiCorp |
| C2-16 | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2022-04 | PacifiCorp |
| 1207 | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2020-04 | PacifiCorp |
| 291 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2009-09 | PacifiCorp |
| 811 | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2016-10 | PacifiCorp |
| C1-26 | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2021-05 | PacifiCorp |
| C3-058 | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | PacifiCorp |
| 821 | Solar | 87 MW | withdrawn | 2016-11 | PacifiCorp |
| C3-123 | Solar | 85 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | PacifiCorp |
| 764 | Solar | 80 MW | completed | 2016-06 | PacifiCorp |
| 792 | Solar | 80 MW | active | 2016-09 | PacifiCorp |
| 867 | Wind | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2017-04 | PacifiCorp |
| 1006 | Solar | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PacifiCorp |
| C3-128 | Solar | 49 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | PacifiCorp |
| C1-13 | Solar | 35 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | PacifiCorp |
How Carbon/Utah compares
#1128 in the US · #16 in UT
Carbon/Utah ranks #1128 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #16 of 21 in Utah.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Miller | 27 | 6.5 GW |
| Utah County | 29 | 6.0 GW |
| Emery County | 19 | 3.5 GW |
| Juab County | 15 | 3.2 GW |
| Salt Lake County | 11 | 2.3 GW |
| Iron County | 11 | 1.8 GW |
| Kane County | 3 | 1.1 GW |
| Washington County | 4 | 780 MW |
Common questions about power in Carbon/Utah
How long does it take to get power for a data center in Carbon/Utah, UT?
The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Carbon/Utah is 10.1 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 1 projects in Carbon/Utah have reached energization and 14 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.
How much capacity is available in Carbon/Utah, UT?
80 MW is currently requested across 1 active interconnection requests, and 80 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.
Is Carbon/Utah, UT a good site for a data center?
This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Utah policy page.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Carbon/Utah — PacifiCorp — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Go deeper on Carbon/Utah
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.