Data centers and new power in Uinta County, WY

260 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Uinta County, WY — 3 active requests. Typical wait: 2.9 years. 3 projects are built, 19 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.

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We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Uinta County itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.

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The power picture

What is happening with electricity in Uinta County

Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Uinta County right now.

260 MW
of new power is waiting to connect
3 projects asked. Not yet approved. Roughly what 208,000 homes use.
286 MW
has actually been built
3 projects switched on so far.
2.9 yrs
typical wait to plug in

Where every request ever filed here ended up

  • Built 12%
  • Still waiting 12%
  • Withdrawn 76%

Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Uinta County.

What kind of power is asking to connect

  • Wind 100%

By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.

All the numbers

25 requests ever filed
Pending applications
3
of 25 ever filed
Capacity queued
260 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
286 MW
3 projects connected
Built vs decided
13.6%
19 withdrawn
Median wait
2.9 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
285 MW
indicator, see note

Source: interconnection queues published by PacifiCorp. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.

Outcome of every request filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built3286 MW12.0%
Still waiting3260 MW12.0%
Withdrawn192.0 GW76.0%
Paused0—0.0%

Waiting to connect, by type of power

TypeProjectsCapacity requested
Wind3260 MW

Key dates for projects here

no dated windows published
QueueWhat closesClosesStanding
FERCFERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses
Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70…
No date published yetunconfirmed source
FERCFERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking
Still at ANOPR stage.
No date published yetconfirmed source
FERCGeorgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution
A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed.
No date published yetconfirmed source

A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.

The biggest projects on file

top 15 by size
ProjectTypeCapacityStatusFiledQueue
1217Batteries350 MWwithdrawn2020-04PacifiCorp
C2-63Wind220 MWwithdrawn2022-05PacifiCorp
27Wind200 MWwithdrawn2003-09PacifiCorp
C1-38Solar200 MWwithdrawn2021-05PacifiCorp
12Wind146 MWcompleted2001-08PacifiCorp
715Wind120 MWactive2015-10PacifiCorp
C2-155Solar110 MWwithdrawn2022-05PacifiCorp
30Wind101 MWwithdrawn2003-10PacifiCorp
810Wind101 MWwithdrawn2016-10PacifiCorp
221-DWind100 MWwithdrawn2008-05PacifiCorp
221-EWind100 MWwithdrawn2008-05PacifiCorp
221-FWind100 MWwithdrawn2008-05PacifiCorp
142Wind99 MWwithdrawn2007-06PacifiCorp
C2-143Wind90 MWwithdrawn2022-05PacifiCorp
143Wind80 MWwithdrawn2007-06PacifiCorp

How Uinta County compares

#830 in the US · #10 in WY

Uinta County ranks #830 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #10 of 12 in Wyoming.

CountyWaitingCapacity queued
Laramie County225.4 GW
Platte County123.4 GW
Carbon/Albany162.7 GW
Converse County102.3 GW
Lincoln County51.8 GW
Sweetwater County21.2 GW
Albany County5964 MW
Campbell County3590 MW

Common questions about power in Uinta County

How long does it take to get power for a data center in Uinta County, WY?

The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Uinta County is 2.9 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 3 projects in Uinta County have reached energization and 19 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.

How much capacity is available in Uinta County, WY?

260 MW is currently requested across 3 active interconnection requests, and 286 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.

Is Uinta County, WY a good site for a data center?

This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Wyoming policy page.

Where does the data on this page come from?

The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Uinta County — PacifiCorp — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.

Go deeper on Uinta 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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