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BPA interconnection queue

314 interconnection requests are active in BPA, totalling 101.2 GW, as of 15 August 2026. Of the 1,010 requests ever filed here, 30 were built and 666 were withdrawn — a build rate of 4.3% on decided applications.

Active requests
314
of 1,010 ever filed
Capacity queued
101.2 GW
requested, not committed
Built vs decided
4.3%
30 built, 666 withdrawn
Median wait so far
4.5 yr
for requests still active
Median time to build
3.2 yr
request to commercial operation
Large load requested
72.2 GW
455 requests

Source: the BPA interconnection queue as published by the transmission provider, parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. Wait times are medians over requests that carry a measured date.

What is queued in BPA, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar13354.0 GW
Battery5725.3 GW
Wind6513.4 GW
Biomass304.2 GW
Gas132.6 GW
Nuclear21.3 GW
Geothermal2270 MW
Hydro11135 MW
Other139 MW

Where BPA’s queue sits

StateApplicationsCapacity pending
Oregon55363.3 GW
Washington39437.2 GW
Idaho35700 MW
Montana229 MW
California40 MW
Utah20 MW

Largest active requests

ProjectFuelCapacityCountyStateFiled
G0822Solar4.1 GWBenton CountyWA2022-11
G0695Battery3.9 GWCrook CountyOR2021-09
G0681Solar2.0 GWWasco CountyOR2021-07
G0699Battery1.8 GWCrook CountyOR2021-09
G0675Solar1.8 GWCrook CountyOR2021-03
G0777Solar1.4 GWUmatilla CountyOR2022-08
G0797Solar1.3 GWWasco CountyOR2022-08
G0795Solar1.3 GWSherman CountyOR2022-08
G0791Solar1.3 GWSherman CountyOR2022-08
G0864Battery1.3 GWSherman CountyOR2023-05
G1053Battery1.3 GWCrook CountyOR2023-11
G0773Solar1.3 GWWasco CountyOR2022-08
G0787Solar1.2 GWWasco CountyOR2022-08
G0678Solar1.2 GWMorrow CountyOR2021-06
G0608Battery1.2 GWKlickitat CountyWA2018-12

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