Arkansas interconnection queue
97 interconnection applications are pending in Arkansas, requesting 20.8 GW of new generating capacity across 34 counties, as of 15 August 2026. That places Arkansas #22 of 47 states by capacity queued.
Pending applications
97
of 470 ever filed
Capacity queued
20.8 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
12.3 GW
58 connected
Built vs decided
15.5%
315 withdrawn
Counties in the queue
34
with five or more filings
Large load requested
none recorded
0 requests
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in Arkansas. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026.
Which queues serve Arkansas
What is waiting in Arkansas, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 58 | 11.7 GW |
| Hybrid | 23 | 4.0 GW |
| Wind | 8 | 2.2 GW |
| Gas | 3 | 1.6 GW |
| Unknown | 4 | 1.2 GW |
| Biomass | 1 | 0 MW |
Counties with the most capacity queued
| County | Pending | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crittenden County | 7 | 1.8 GW | 400 MW |
| Mississippi County | 6 | 1.5 GW | 3.1 GW |
| Jefferson County | 4 | 1.2 GW | 114 MW |
| Jackson County | 4 | 1.2 GW | 2.1 GW |
| Calhoun County | 3 | 1.1 GW | 0 MW |
| Craighead County | 4 | 950 MW | 0 MW |
| Ouachita County | 4 | 901 MW | 0 MW |
| Phillips County | 6 | 890 MW | 200 MW |
| Hot Spring County | 2 | 875 MW | 0 MW |
| Lonoke County | 3 | 788 MW | 300 MW |
| Union County | 1 | 770 MW | 600 MW |
| Nevada County | 2 | 750 MW | 0 MW |
| St. Francis County | 3 | 680 MW | 500 MW |
| Arkansas County | 4 | 665 MW | 275 MW |
| Columbia County | 3 | 662 MW | 0 MW |
| Grant County | 3 | 640 MW | 100 MW |
| Lee County | 2 | 515 MW | 985 MW |
| Franklin County | 4 | 451 MW | 0 MW |
| Clay County | 2 | 300 MW | 0 MW |
| Sebastian County | 2 | 250 MW | 0 MW |
| Poinsett County | 2 | 240 MW | 0 MW |
| Little River County | 1 | 204 MW | 0 MW |
| Cross County | 1 | 200 MW | 405 MW |
| Chicot County | 1 | 135 MW | 250 MW |
| Woodruff County | 1 | 130 MW | 0 MW |
Arkansas on the map
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