Clark County, WA interconnection queue
6 interconnection applications are pending in Clark County, WA, requesting 549 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 11 have been withdrawn since 2001.
Source: interconnection queues published by BPA. 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 Clark County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 2 | 526 MW |
| Battery | 1 | 20 MW |
| Solar | 3 | 3 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 6 | 549 MW | 35.3% |
| Withdrawn | 11 | 1.9 GW | 64.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500MW St Johns-Ross | Gas | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2001-02 | BPA |
| C2-51 | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2022-05 | PacifiCorp |
| C3-048 | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | PacifiCorp |
| River Road Generating Plant | Gas | 286 MW | active | 2023-11 | BPA |
| Clark Public Utilities | Gas | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2001-04 | BPA |
| River Road Generating Plant | Gas | 240 MW | active | 2004-03 | BPA |
| C3-047 | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | PacifiCorp |
| N/A | Gas | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2001-02 | BPA |
| G0495 | Gas | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2013-12 | BPA |
| 658 | Other | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2015-04 | PacifiCorp |
| 50MW Alcoa | Gas | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2001-04 | BPA |
| 50MW Alcoa-St Johns | Gas | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2001-02 | BPA |
| G1058 | Battery | 20 MW | active | 2023-12 | BPA |
| G0464 | Biomass | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2011-09 | BPA |
| G1068 | Solar | 1 MW | active | 2024-06 | BPA |
Large-load connection requests in this county
Requests to connect large new demand — data centres, industry, electrification — as distinct from generation. 10 recorded here.
| Request | Capacity | Status | Queue | Stated end use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Rail Loop Load | 300 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Project Bald Eagle | 230 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Project Quantum | 160 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Project Osprey | 100 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Carborundum Substation Upgrade | 70 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| VIC Load Addition | 40 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Project Echo | 29 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| New Camas Substation | 25 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Alcoa Substation | 6 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Swift-Troutdale Line | 0 MW | energized | BPA | not stated |
494 of the 545 large-load requests we hold state no end use at all, so most cannot be attributed to any industry. Where this table says “not stated”, that is the filing’s own silence, not our omission.
How this county ranks
Clark County ranks #587 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #17 of 30 in Washington.
Other Washington counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County | 20 | 10.5 GW |
| Yakima County | 14 | 6.5 GW |
| Klickitat County | 23 | 6.2 GW |
| Grant County | 13 | 3.7 GW |
| Douglas County | 8 | 3.6 GW |
| Walla Walla County | 8 | 1.7 GW |
| Lincoln County | 8 | 1.6 GW |
| Spokane County | 11 | 973 MW |
Go deeper on Clark 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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