Louisiana interconnection queue
72 interconnection applications are pending in Louisiana, requesting 16.4 GW of new generating capacity across 31 counties, as of 15 August 2026. That places Louisiana #23 of 47 states by capacity queued.
Pending applications
72
of 415 ever filed
Capacity queued
16.4 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
8.6 GW
57 connected
Built vs decided
16.6%
286 withdrawn
Counties in the queue
31
with five or more filings
Large load requested
none recorded
0 requests
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in Louisiana. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026.
Which queues serve Louisiana
What is waiting in Louisiana, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 47 | 9.9 GW |
| Gas | 5 | 3.5 GW |
| Hybrid | 12 | 1.9 GW |
| Wind | 3 | 536 MW |
| Unknown | 4 | 430 MW |
| Nuclear | 1 | 153 MW |
Counties with the most capacity queued
| County | Pending | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bossier Parish | 3 | 1.7 GW | 0 MW |
| Iberville Parish | 3 | 1.7 GW | 1.1 GW |
| Morehouse Parish | 6 | 1.2 GW | 475 MW |
| Ouachita Parish | 4 | 1.2 GW | 350 MW |
| Lafayette Parish | 3 | 943 MW | 80 MW |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 5 | 890 MW | 165 MW |
| Rapides Parish | 3 | 830 MW | 0 MW |
| St. Landry Parish | 4 | 818 MW | 295 MW |
| Richland Parish | 2 | 750 MW | 0 MW |
| Calcasieu Parish | 3 | 725 MW | 375 MW |
| Beauregard Parish | 3 | 540 MW | 200 MW |
| Caddo Parish | 4 | 494 MW | 102 MW |
| East Feliciana Parish | 3 | 477 MW | 300 MW |
| St. Tammany Parish | 1 | 450 MW | 0 MW |
| St. James Parish | 2 | 335 MW | 625 MW |
| Sabine Parish | 2 | 272 MW | 720 MW |
| Franklin Parish | 2 | 240 MW | 0 MW |
| Avoyelles Parish | 1 | 200 MW | 0 MW |
| Evangeline Parish | 1 | 200 MW | 250 MW |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 1 | 200 MW | 50 MW |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 1 | 150 MW | 0 MW |
| Washington Parish | 1 | 150 MW | 400 MW |
| Acadia Parish | 1 | 120 MW | 569 MW |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 1 | 80 MW | 540 MW |
| Concordia Parish | 0 | 0 MW | 237 MW |
Data centre campuses recorded in Louisiana
| Campus | Operator | Reported demand |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Hyperion | Meta | 0 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.
Louisiana on the map
Every application above is plotted, searchable and clickable.