Alabama interconnection queue
48 interconnection applications are pending in Alabama, requesting 8.5 GW of new generating capacity across 35 counties, as of 15 August 2026. That places Alabama #36 of 47 states by capacity queued.
Pending applications
48
of 528 ever filed
Capacity queued
8.5 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
6.7 GW
24 connected
Built vs decided
5.5%
413 withdrawn
Counties in the queue
35
with five or more filings
Large load requested
none recorded
0 requests
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in Alabama. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026.
Which queues serve Alabama
What is waiting in Alabama, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 26 | 4.2 GW |
| Gas | 10 | 2.9 GW |
| Battery | 4 | 849 MW |
| Nuclear | 8 | 601 MW |
Counties with the most capacity queued
| County | Pending | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile County | 4 | 1.2 GW | 685 MW |
| Colbert County | 2 | 958 MW | 227 MW |
| Perry County | 4 | 656 MW | 0 MW |
| Morgan County | 1 | 528 MW | 1.7 GW |
| Autauga County | 4 | 478 MW | 951 MW |
| Limestone County | 4 | 471 MW | 102 MW |
| Baldwin County | 3 | 459 MW | 0 MW |
| Jackson County | 2 | 399 MW | 31 MW |
| Escambia County | 2 | 399 MW | 120 MW |
| Greene County | 2 | 394 MW | 0 MW |
| Lawrence County | 2 | 393 MW | 0 MW |
| Lee County | 2 | 351 MW | 620 MW |
| Dale County | 2 | 201 MW | 0 MW |
| Montgomery County | 1 | 199 MW | 100 MW |
| Cherokee County | 1 | 170 MW | 0 MW |
| Walker County | 1 | 150 MW | 0 MW |
| Houston County | 4 | 130 MW | 0 MW |
| Clarke County | 1 | 93 MW | 0 MW |
| Sumter County | 1 | 75 MW | 0 MW |
| Blount County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Calhoun County | 0 | 0 MW | 352 MW |
| Chambers County | 0 | 0 MW | 72 MW |
| Dallas County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Hale County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Henry County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
Data centre campuses recorded in Alabama
| Campus | Operator | Reported demand |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Montgomery | Meta | 153 MW |
| Meta Huntsville | Meta | 146 MW |
A campus is tagged as a data centre by our classification, not by the operator’s own statement. 44 of the 72 campuses we hold carry coordinates, so only those can be mapped.
Alabama on the map
Every application above is plotted, searchable and clickable.