West Virginia interconnection queue
24 interconnection applications are pending in West Virginia, requesting 8.8 GW of new generating capacity across 20 counties, as of 15 August 2026. That places West Virginia #41 of 47 states by capacity queued.
Pending applications
24
of 281 ever filed
Capacity queued
8.8 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
10.0 GW
39 connected
Built vs decided
15.3%
216 withdrawn
Counties in the queue
20
with five or more filings
Large load requested
none recorded
0 requests
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in West Virginia. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026.
Which queues serve West Virginia
| Queue or utility | Applications | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| PJM | 281 | 8.8 GW |
What is waiting in West Virginia, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 5 | 5.1 GW |
| Coal | 2 | 1.9 GW |
| Solar | 11 | 1.1 GW |
| Wind | 4 | 548 MW |
| Hydro | 1 | 105 MW |
| Oil | 1 | 50 MW |
Counties with the most capacity queued
| County | Pending | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | 3 | 1.8 GW | 35 MW |
| Preston County | 1 | 1.3 GW | 0 MW |
| Grant County | 2 | 685 MW | 1.8 GW |
| Barbour County | 3 | 393 MW | 98 MW |
| Nicholas County | 2 | 250 MW | 0 MW |
| Fayette County | 2 | 195 MW | 54 MW |
| Jefferson County | 2 | 179 MW | 86 MW |
| Hampshire County | 1 | 150 MW | 20 MW |
| Mason County | 1 | 100 MW | 1.3 GW |
| Hardy County | 1 | 80 MW | 0 MW |
| Mineral County | 1 | 50 MW | 298 MW |
| Monongalia County | 1 | 50 MW | 2.0 GW |
| Berkeley County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Brooke County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Greenbrier County | 0 | 0 MW | 292 MW |
| Kanawha County | 0 | 0 MW | 405 MW |
| Marshall County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Pleasants County | 0 | 0 MW | 1.4 GW |
| Randolph County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Tucker County | 0 | 0 MW | 180 MW |
West Virginia on the map
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