Whatcom County, WA interconnection queue
4 interconnection applications are pending in Whatcom County, WA, requesting 588 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 12 have been withdrawn since 2001.
Source: interconnection queues published by PSE. 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 Whatcom County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 3 | 400 MW |
| Gas | 1 | 188 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 41 MW | 11.1% |
| Still pending | 4 | 588 MW | 22.2% |
| Withdrawn | 12 | 4.6 GW | 66.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Power Venture | Gas | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2001-03 | BPA |
| Cherry Point Refinery | Gas | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2001-02 | BPA |
| 9 | Gas | 610 MW | withdrawn | 2006-04 | PSE |
| 500MW Custer-[Intalco,Portal Way] 2 | Gas | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2001-02 | BPA |
| 500MW Custer-[Intalco,Portal Way] 1 | Gas | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2001-02 | BPA |
| US Elect Power Corp | Gas | 349 MW | withdrawn | 2001-06 | BPA |
| 104 | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | PSE |
| 149 | Battery | 200 MW | active | 2024-04 | PSE |
| 152 | Gas | 188 MW | active | 2024-04 | PSE |
| Eureka Flats Wind Farm | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2001-10 | BPA |
| 145 | Battery | 100 MW | active | 2024-04 | PSE |
| 86 | Battery | 100 MW | active | 2020-07 | PSE |
| 37 | Gas | 40 MW | completed | 2012-08 | PSE |
| 120 | Battery | 15 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | PSE |
| 1 | Other | 6 MW | withdrawn | 2004-08 | PSE |
Large-load connection requests in this county
Requests to connect large new demand — data centres, industry, electrification — as distinct from generation. 5 recorded here.
| Request | Capacity | Status | Queue | Stated end use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSE Cherry Point | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Green Hydrogen Project | 304 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Cherry Point Load | 300 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Green Apple | 35 MW | withdrawn | BPA | not stated |
| Refinery Substation Load Addition | 15 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
Whatcom County ranks #566 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #15 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 Whatcom 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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