SOCO interconnection queue
145 interconnection requests are active in SOCO, totalling 31.4 GW, as of 15 August 2026. Of the 1,245 requests ever filed here, 98 were built and 918 were withdrawn — a build rate of 9.6% on decided applications.
Active requests
145
of 1,245 ever filed
Capacity queued
31.4 GW
requested, not committed
Built vs decided
9.6%
98 built, 918 withdrawn
Median wait so far
1.4 yr
for requests still active
Median time to build
5.2 yr
request to commercial operation
Source: the SOCO 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 SOCO, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 38 | 13.4 GW |
| Solar | 72 | 11.7 GW |
| Battery | 23 | 5.9 GW |
| Nuclear | 12 | 421 MW |
Where SOCO’s queue sits
| State | Applications | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 701 | 25.5 GW |
| Alabama | 404 | 5.4 GW |
| Mississippi | 79 | 490 MW |
| Florida | 30 | 0 MW |
Largest active requests
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | County | State | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IC-1254a | Gas | 1.0 GW | Heard County | GA | 2024-03 |
| IC-1254b | Gas | 1.0 GW | Heard County | GA | 2024-03 |
| 25-IC-1327 | Gas | 759 MW | Coweta County | GA | 2025-04 |
| 25-IC-1329 | Gas | 759 MW | Putnam County | GA | 2025-04 |
| 25-IC-1330 | Gas | 759 MW | Hancock County | GA | 2025-04 |
| IC-1255 | Gas | 722 MW | Bartow County | GA | 2024-03 |
| IC-1256 | Gas | 722 MW | Bartow County | GA | 2024-03 |
| IC-1257 | Gas | 722 MW | Bartow County | GA | 2024-03 |
| IC-1258 | Gas | 722 MW | Bartow County | GA | 2024-03 |
| IC-1259 | Gas | 722 MW | Effingham County | GA | 2024-03 |
| IC-1260 | Gas | 722 MW | Effingham County | GA | 2024-03 |
| IC-1263 | Gas | 722 MW | Heard County | GA | 2024-03 |
| IC-1264 | Gas | 722 MW | Heard County | GA | 2024-03 |
| 25-IC-1382 | Gas | 707 MW | Mobile County | AL | 2025-04 |
| IC-652 | Solar | 615 MW | Sumter County | GA | 2017-09 |