Lincoln County, WA interconnection queue
8 interconnection applications are pending in Lincoln County, WA, requesting 1.6 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 15 have been withdrawn since 2003.
Source: interconnection queues published by Avista, 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 Lincoln County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 3 | 1.3 GW |
| Solar | 4 | 315 MW |
| Gas | 1 | 0 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 0 MW | 4.2% |
| Still pending | 8 | 1.6 GW | 33.3% |
| Withdrawn | 15 | 1.3 GW | 62.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0953 | Wind | 612 MW | active | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0955 | Wind | 357 MW | active | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0954 | Wind | 350 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | BPA |
| G0860 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-04 | BPA |
| CS24-15 | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2024-04 | Avista |
| G0985 | Solar | 234 MW | active | 2023-11 | BPA |
| TCS-16 | Solar | 125 MW | withdrawn | 2021-01 | Avista |
| 112 | Solar | 125 MW | withdrawn | 2021-01 | Avista |
| G0582 | Solar | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2018-02 | BPA |
| G0210 | Wind | 75 MW | withdrawn | 2005-09 | BPA |
| 1 | Wind | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2003-12 | Avista |
| 11 | Wind | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2008-01 | Avista |
| 103 | Solar | 40 MW | active | 2019-12 | Avista |
| 22 | Wind | 40 MW | withdrawn | 2009-08 | Avista |
| CS23-13 | Solar | 40 MW | active | 2023-05 | Avista |
How this county ranks
Lincoln County ranks #246 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #7 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 |
| Spokane County | 11 | 973 MW |
| Lewis County | 3 | 964 MW |
Go deeper on Lincoln 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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