Chesterfield County, VA interconnection queue
9 interconnection applications are pending in Chesterfield County, VA, requesting 1.5 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 20 have been withdrawn since 2007.
Source: interconnection queues published by PJM. 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 Chesterfield County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 2 | 1.1 GW |
| Battery | 2 | 211 MW |
| Solar | 5 | 112 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 1.4 GW | 11.8% |
| Still pending | 9 | 1.5 GW | 26.5% |
| Withdrawn | 20 | 3.6 GW | 58.8% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 2.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield 230kV | Gas | 1.6 GW | withdrawn | 2011-07 | PJM |
| Chesterfield 230kV | Coal | 691 MW | completed | 2007-07 | PJM |
| Chesterfield 230 kV | Gas | 569 MW | active | 2019-09 | PJM |
| Chesterfield 230 kV | Gas | 569 MW | active | 2019-09 | PJM |
| Chesterfield 230kV 5 | Coal | 370 MW | withdrawn | 2017-03 | PJM |
| Chesterfield 230kV | Coal | 356 MW | completed | 2007-01 | PJM |
| Chesterfield 230kV | Coal | 356 MW | completed | 2007-07 | PJM |
| Chesterfield 230kV 7 | Gas | 246 MW | withdrawn | 2017-03 | PJM |
| Chesterfield 230kV 8 | Gas | 246 MW | withdrawn | 2017-03 | PJM |
| Chesterfield 230 kV | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PJM |
| Midlothian 230 kV | Battery | 150 MW | active | 2021-01 | PJM |
| Chesterfield 230 kV | Battery | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PJM |
| Southwest 230 kV | Battery | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PJM |
| Tyler 230 kV | Battery | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PJM |
| Harrowgate-Locks 115 kV | Solar | 120 MW | withdrawn | 2018-09 | PJM |
How this county ranks
Chesterfield County ranks #265 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #5 of 71 in Virginia.
Other Virginia counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick County | 9 | 3.4 GW |
| Fluvanna County | 3 | 2.6 GW |
| Sussex County | 7 | 2.5 GW |
| Greensville County | 4 | 1.9 GW |
| Charlotte County | 6 | 1.4 GW |
| Caroline County | 6 | 1.1 GW |
| Buckingham County | 4 | 996 MW |
| Loudoun County | 6 | 965 MW |
Go deeper on Chesterfield 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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