Data centers and new power in Oregon
60.5 GW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Oregon — 242 requests across 31 counties. That is the 5th largest amount of any state. 119 projects are built, 1,088 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
What is happening with electricity in Oregon
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Oregon right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Oregon.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
1,492 requests ever filed
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in Oregon. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 139 | 39.0 GW |
| Batteries | 43 | 12.3 GW |
| Wind | 38 | 8.1 GW |
| Natural gas | 8 | 860 MW |
| Geothermal | 2 | 270 MW |
| Biomass | 8 | 41 MW |
| Hydro | 4 | 29 MW |
Who runs the waiting list in Oregon
| Grid operator or utility | Requests | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| BPA | 550 | 39.4 GW |
| PacifiCorp | 695 | 13.6 GW |
| PGE | 112 | 6.4 GW |
| IP | 135 | 1.0 GW |
Counties in Oregon
31 with power on the waiting list
Every county with at least five requests on file. Open one to check an address, or see the schools near any mapped data center.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman County | 26 | 11.4 GW | 300 MW |
| Wasco County | 18 | 8.6 GW | 101 MW |
| Morrow County | 22 | 6.6 GW | 1.1 GW |
| Crook County | 31 | 6.3 GW | 157 MW |
| Klamath County | 13 | 5.0 GW | 490 MW |
| Jefferson County | 21 | 4.2 GW | 28 MW |
| Umatilla County | 16 | 3.5 GW | 175 MW |
| Gilliam County | 14 | 3.2 GW | 245 MW |
| Lake County | 20 | 2.8 GW | 202 MW |
| Harney County | 10 | 2.5 GW | 0 MW |
| Washington County | 5 | 1.3 GW | 200 MW |
| Multnomah County | 6 | 950 MW | 800 MW |
| Deschutes County | 8 | 874 MW | 46 MW |
| Malheur County | 2 | 604 MW | 112 MW |
| Curry County | 2 | 586 MW | 0 MW |
| Marion County | 3 | 534 MW | 1 MW |
| Baker County | 2 | 425 MW | 291 MW |
| Hood River County | 1 | 234 MW | 5 MW |
| Clackamas County | 1 | 200 MW | 0 MW |
| Wallowa County | 1 | 90 MW | 0 MW |
| Polk County | 1 | 50 MW | 1 MW |
| Douglas County | 2 | 39 MW | 31 MW |
| Lane County | 6 | 36 MW | 7 MW |
| Benton County | 3 | 1 MW | 6 MW |
| Clatsop County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
Key dates for projects here
no dated windows published
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
Big new power users asking to connect
159 requests · 23.5 GW
Requests to connect large new customers — data centers, factories, electrification — rather than power plants.
| Request | Capacity | County | Status | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longhorn-McNary 230 kV Loop | 2.2 GW | Morrow County | active | BPA |
| NW Hillsboro-North Plains Semiconductor Plants Project (Phase 2) | 1.8 GW | Washington County | active | BPA |
| Pacific West Coast Cable | 1.6 GW | Columbia County | withdrawn | BPA |
| McNary 230 kV Substation | 1.4 GW | Umatilla County | active | BPA |
| West Hillsboro Data Center Project (Phase 1) | 1.4 GW | Washington County | active | BPA |
| Industrial Load Phase 2 | 1.2 GW | Morrow County | withdrawn | BPA |
| Cascade Renewable Transmission Project - HVDC | 1.1 GW | Wasco County | active | BPA |
| Sixmile Canyon 500kV Substation | 1.1 GW | Umatilla County | withdrawn | BPA |
| Six Mile Canyon Substation | 1.0 GW | Umatilla County | active | BPA |
| Keeler Substation | 1.0 GW | Washington County | active | BPA |
| Longhorn 230 kV Substation | 750 MW | Morrow County | active | BPA |
| Steelhead 230 kV | 600 MW | Morrow County | active | BPA |
| Lochner Substation | 500 MW | Linn County | withdrawn | BPA |
| Morrow Flat_Longhorn | 500 MW | Umatilla County | active | BPA |
| Project Pivot and Specialized | 484 MW | Umatilla County | active | BPA |
Data center campuses recorded in Oregon
2 listed
| Campus | Operator | Reported demand |
|---|---|---|
| Meta-QTS Hillsboro 2 | Meta | 180 MW |
| Google The Dalles | 154 MW |
Tagged as a data center by our classification, not by the operator’s own statement. Only campuses with coordinates can be mapped.
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