Oregon interconnection queue
287 interconnection applications are pending in Oregon, requesting 84.4 GW of new generating capacity across 30 counties, as of 15 August 2026. That places Oregon #3 of 47 states by capacity queued.
Pending applications
287
of 1,495 ever filed
Capacity queued
84.4 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
6.2 GW
118 connected
Built vs decided
10.1%
1,047 withdrawn
Counties in the queue
30
with five or more filings
Large load requested
20.3 GW
154 requests
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in Oregon. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026.
Which queues serve Oregon
| Queue or utility | Applications | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| BPA | 553 | 63.3 GW |
| PacifiCorp | 695 | 13.6 GW |
| PGE | 112 | 6.4 GW |
| IP | 135 | 1.0 GW |
What is waiting in Oregon, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 150 | 44.3 GW |
| Battery | 62 | 26.8 GW |
| Wind | 39 | 7.9 GW |
| Biomass | 23 | 4.1 GW |
| Gas | 8 | 860 MW |
| Geothermal | 2 | 270 MW |
| Hydro | 3 | 9 MW |
Counties with the most capacity queued
| County | Pending | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman County | 31 | 14.6 GW | 1.2 GW |
| Crook County | 36 | 14.2 GW | 157 MW |
| Wasco County | 19 | 9.9 GW | 589 MW |
| Morrow County | 21 | 6.5 GW | 1.2 GW |
| Klamath County | 14 | 5.3 GW | 251 MW |
| Umatilla County | 18 | 4.2 GW | 175 MW |
| Jefferson County | 21 | 4.2 GW | 28 MW |
| Gilliam County | 16 | 3.8 GW | 204 MW |
| Linn County | 10 | 3.4 GW | 31 MW |
| Lake County | 21 | 2.8 GW | 182 MW |
| Harney County | 10 | 2.5 GW | 0 MW |
| Lane County | 14 | 2.5 GW | 7 MW |
| Douglas County | 5 | 2.1 GW | 31 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 |
| Benton County | 3 | 1 MW | 6 MW |
Large-load connection requests in Oregon
154 requests to connect large new demand, totalling 20.3 GW.
| Request | Capacity | County | Status | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| West Hillsboro Data Center Project (Phase 1) | 1.4 GW | Washington County | active | BPA |
| McNary 230 kV Substation | 1.2 GW | Linn County | energized | 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 | Linn 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 |
| McNary 230kV | 450 MW | Umatilla County | active | BPA |
| Stearns Lane | 300 MW | Washington County | active | BPA |
Data centre campuses recorded in Oregon
| Campus | Operator | Reported demand |
|---|---|---|
| Meta-QTS Hillsboro 2 | Meta | 180 MW |
| Google The Dalles | 154 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.
Oregon on the map
Every application above is plotted, searchable and clickable.