IP interconnection queue
49 interconnection requests are active in IP, totalling 9.3 GW, as of 15 August 2026. Of the 824 requests ever filed here, 233 were built and 515 were withdrawn — a build rate of 31.1% on decided applications.
Active requests
49
of 824 ever filed
Capacity queued
9.3 GW
requested, not committed
Built vs decided
31.1%
233 built, 515 withdrawn
Median wait so far
2.9 yr
for requests still active
Median time to build
1.4 yr
request to commercial operation
Source: the IP 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 IP, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 27 | 5.2 GW |
| Battery | 11 | 2.0 GW |
| Gas | 5 | 1.3 GW |
| Wind | 4 | 794 MW |
| Nuclear | 1 | 45 MW |
| Hydro | 1 | 0 MW |
Where IP’s queue sits
| State | Applications | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 674 | 7.8 GW |
| Oregon | 135 | 1.0 GW |
| Utah | 2 | 294 MW |
| Nevada | 5 | 200 MW |
| Montana | 3 | 0 MW |
| Washington | 1 | 0 MW |
| Wyoming | 4 | 0 MW |
Largest active requests
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | County | State | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | Solar | 600 MW | Malheur County | OR | 2021-10 |
| 759 | Gas | 526 MW | Elmore County | ID | 2025-04 |
| 760 | Gas | 526 MW | Elmore County | ID | 2025-04 |
| 665 | Solar | 400 MW | Ada County | ID | 2022-08 |
| 590 | Solar | 330 MW | Elmore County | ID | 2020-12 |
| 696 | Battery | 330 MW | Owyhee County | ID | 2022-12 |
| 792 | Battery | 330 MW | Elmore County | ID | 2025-04 |
| 771 | Solar | 325 MW | Baker County | OR | 2025-04 |
| 573 | Solar | 300 MW | Power County | ID | 2019-11 |
| 632 | Battery | 300 MW | Owyhee County | ID | 2022-01 |
| 763 | Wind | 300 MW | Power County | ID | 2025-03 |
| 772 | Solar | 300 MW | Elmore County | ID | 2025-04 |
| 737 | Solar | 280 MW | Bingham County | ID | 2023-09 |
| 793 | Solar | 250 MW | Ada County | ID | 2025-04 |
| 633 | Battery | 200 MW | Jerome County | ID | 2022-01 |