Data centers and new power in San Juan County, UT

499 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in San Juan County, UT — 2 active requests. Typical wait: 1.1 years. 1 projects are built, 40 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.

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We have not mapped a large AI data center inside San Juan County itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.

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The power picture

What is happening with electricity in San Juan County

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 San Juan County right now.

499 MW
of new power is waiting to connect
2 projects asked. Not yet approved. Roughly what 399,000 homes use.
60 MW
has actually been built
1 projects switched on so far.
1.1 yrs
typical wait to plug in

Where every request ever filed here ended up

  • Built 2%
  • Still waiting 5%
  • Withdrawn 93%

Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for San Juan County.

What kind of power is asking to connect

  • Batteries 60%
  • Solar 40%

By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.

All the numbers

43 requests ever filed
Pending applications
2
of 43 ever filed
Capacity queued
499 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
60 MW
1 projects connected
Built vs decided
2.4%
40 withdrawn
Median wait
1.1 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
134 MW
indicator, see note

Source: interconnection queues published by PacifiCorp. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.

Outcome of every request filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built160 MW2.3%
Still waiting2499 MW4.7%
Withdrawn406.0 GW93.0%
Paused0—0.0%

Waiting to connect, by type of power

TypeProjectsCapacity requested
Batteries1300 MW
Solar1199 MW

Key dates for projects here

no dated windows published
QueueWhat closesClosesStanding
FERCFERC 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 yetunconfirmed source
FERCFERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking
Still at ANOPR stage.
No date published yetconfirmed source
FERCGeorgia 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 yetconfirmed 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.

The biggest projects on file

top 15 by size
ProjectTypeCapacityStatusFiledQueue
C4-083Solar525 MWwithdrawn2024-05PacifiCorp
C4-020Wind402 MWwithdrawn2024-05PacifiCorp
1202Solar300 MWwithdrawn2020-03PacifiCorp
C3-167Batteries300 MWwithdrawn2023-05PacifiCorp
T2-075Batteries300 MWactive2025-09PacifiCorp
1224Solar250 MWwithdrawn2020-04PacifiCorp
819Solar240 MWwithdrawn2016-11PacifiCorp
C1-06Solar200 MWwithdrawn2021-04PacifiCorp
C1-07Solar200 MWwithdrawn2021-04PacifiCorp
C2-148Solar200 MWwithdrawn2022-05PacifiCorp
C3-164Solar200 MWwithdrawn2023-05PacifiCorp
C3-184Solar200 MWwithdrawn2023-05PacifiCorp
C2-165Solar200 MWwithdrawn2022-05PacifiCorp
C3-166Solar200 MWwithdrawn2023-05PacifiCorp
614Wind199 MWwithdrawn2014-08PacifiCorp

How San Juan County compares

#629 in the US · #11 in UT

San Juan County ranks #629 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #11 of 21 in Utah.

CountyWaitingCapacity queued
Miller276.5 GW
Utah County296.0 GW
Emery County193.5 GW
Juab County153.2 GW
Salt Lake County112.3 GW
Iron County111.8 GW
Kane County31.1 GW
Washington County4780 MW

Common questions about power in San Juan County

How long does it take to get power for a data center in San Juan County, UT?

The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in San Juan County is 1.1 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 1 projects in San Juan County have reached energization and 40 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.

How much capacity is available in San Juan County, UT?

499 MW is currently requested across 2 active interconnection requests, and 60 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.

Is San Juan County, UT a good site for a data center?

This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Utah policy page.

Where does the data on this page come from?

The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving San Juan County — PacifiCorp — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.

Go deeper on San Juan County

The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.

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