Data centers and new power in Tooele County, UT

630 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Tooele County, UT — 6 active requests. Typical wait: 4.1 years. 8 projects are built, 46 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.

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We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Tooele 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 Tooele 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 Tooele County right now.

630 MW
of new power is waiting to connect
6 projects asked. Not yet approved. Roughly what 504,000 homes use.
89 MW
has actually been built
8 projects switched on so far.
4.1 yrs
typical wait to plug in

Where every request ever filed here ended up

  • Built 13%
  • Still waiting 10%
  • Withdrawn 75%
  • Paused 2%

Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on.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

What kind of power is asking to connect

  • Solar 88%
  • Batteries 12%

By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.

All the numbers

61 requests ever filed
Pending applications
6
of 61 ever filed
Capacity queued
630 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
89 MW
8 projects connected
Built vs decided
14.8%
46 withdrawn
Median wait
4.1 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
162 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
Built889 MW13.1%
Still waiting6630 MW9.8%
Withdrawn465.2 GW75.4%
Paused1—1.6%

Waiting to connect, by type of power

TypeProjectsCapacity requested
Solar5555 MW
Batteries175 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
C2-72Solar300 MWactive2022-05PacifiCorp
C2-75Solar300 MWwithdrawn2022-05PacifiCorp
C3-142Solar300 MWwithdrawn2023-05PacifiCorp
1027Solar251 MWwithdrawn2018-05PacifiCorp
1028Solar251 MWwithdrawn2018-05PacifiCorp
C1-52Solar250 MWwithdrawn2021-05PacifiCorp
C2-149Solar200 MWwithdrawn2022-05PacifiCorp
C3-165Solar200 MWwithdrawn2023-05PacifiCorp
C4-051Solar200 MWwithdrawn2024-05PacifiCorp
C4-052Solar200 MWwithdrawn2024-05PacifiCorp
C4-053Solar200 MWwithdrawn2024-05PacifiCorp
PIS070Solar200 MWwithdrawn2024-06PacifiCorp
PIS071Solar200 MWwithdrawn2024-06PacifiCorp
PIS072Solar200 MWwithdrawn2024-06PacifiCorp
C1-18Solar160 MWwithdrawn2021-05PacifiCorp

How Tooele County compares

#544 in the US · #10 in UT

Tooele County ranks #544 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #10 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 Tooele County

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

The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Tooele County is 4.1 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 8 projects in Tooele County have reached energization and 46 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.

How much capacity is available in Tooele County, UT?

630 MW is currently requested across 6 active interconnection requests, and 89 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 Tooele 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 Tooele 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 Tooele 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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