Garfield County, WA interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Garfield County, WA, requesting 775 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 24 have been withdrawn since 2001.
Source: interconnection queues published by Avista. 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 Garfield County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 2 | 675 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 100 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 3 | 775 MW | 11.1% |
| Withdrawn | 24 | 8.2 GW | 88.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0624 | Solar | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2019-05 | BPA |
| G0730 | Wind | 1.1 GW | withdrawn | 2022-02 | BPA |
| G0665 | Wind | 1.1 GW | withdrawn | 2020-12 | BPA |
| G0824 | Solar | 455 MW | withdrawn | 2022-11 | BPA |
| TCS-14 | Wind | 375 MW | active | 2021-01 | Avista |
| G0872 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-06 | BPA |
| G0727 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2022-02 | BPA |
| G0324 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2008-04 | BPA |
| NextEra Energy Resources | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2002-06 | BPA |
| CS23-02 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-04 | Avista |
| CS25-11 | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2025-04 | Avista |
| 133 | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2022-05 | PSE |
| G0603 | Solar | 275 MW | withdrawn | 2018-10 | BPA |
| G0328 | Wind | 252 MW | withdrawn | 2008-05 | BPA |
| G0329 | Wind | 252 MW | withdrawn | 2008-05 | BPA |
Large-load connection requests in this county
Requests to connect large new demand — data centres, industry, electrification — as distinct from generation. 2 recorded here.
| Request | Capacity | Status | Queue | Stated end use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREA-Central Ferry | 100 MW | active | BPA | not stated |
| Lyons Ferry Substation | 18 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |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
Garfield County ranks #480 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #11 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 Garfield 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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