Data centers and new power in Carbon/Albany, WY
2.7 GW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Carbon/Albany, WY — 16 active requests. Typical wait: 4.5 years. 11 projects are built, 74 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Is one near your house?
We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Carbon/Albany itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.
What is happening with electricity in Carbon/Albany
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 Carbon/Albany 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Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on.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 Carbon/Albany.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
101 requests ever filed
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
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 11 | 1.7 GW | 10.9% |
| Still waiting | 16 | 2.7 GW | 15.8% |
| Withdrawn | 74 | 21.6 GW | 73.3% |
| Paused | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 11 | 1.5 GW |
| Solar | 5 | 1.2 GW |
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.
The biggest projects on file
top 15 by size
| Project | Type | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | Wind | 1.5 GW | withdrawn | 2007-12 | PacifiCorp |
| C3-052 | Solar | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | PacifiCorp |
| C1-25 | Solar | 900 MW | withdrawn | 2021-05 | PacifiCorp |
| C3-013 | Solar | 900 MW | withdrawn | 2023-04 | PacifiCorp |
| 1174 | Solar | 750 MW | withdrawn | 2019-10 | PacifiCorp |
| 1153 | Wind | 665 MW | withdrawn | 2019-08 | PacifiCorp |
| 1173 | Wind | 625 MW | withdrawn | 2019-10 | PacifiCorp |
| C3-024 | Wind | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | PacifiCorp |
| C3-025 | Wind | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2023-05 | PacifiCorp |
| 1154 | Wind | 590 MW | withdrawn | 2019-08 | PacifiCorp |
| 940 | Wind | 576 MW | withdrawn | 2017-08 | PacifiCorp |
| C2-34 | Wind | 506 MW | withdrawn | 2022-04 | PacifiCorp |
| 1015 | Wind | 501 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PacifiCorp |
| 1016 | Wind | 501 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PacifiCorp |
| 191 | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2008-01 | PacifiCorp |
How Carbon/Albany compares
#133 in the US · #3 in WY
Carbon/Albany ranks #133 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #3 of 12 in Wyoming.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Laramie County | 22 | 5.4 GW |
| Platte County | 12 | 3.4 GW |
| Converse County | 10 | 2.3 GW |
| Lincoln County | 5 | 1.8 GW |
| Sweetwater County | 2 | 1.2 GW |
| Albany County | 5 | 964 MW |
| Campbell County | 3 | 590 MW |
| Natrona County | 4 | 409 MW |
Common questions about power in Carbon/Albany
How long does it take to get power for a data center in Carbon/Albany, WY?
The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Carbon/Albany is 4.5 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 11 projects in Carbon/Albany have reached energization and 74 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.
How much capacity is available in Carbon/Albany, WY?
2.7 GW is currently requested across 16 active interconnection requests, and 1.7 GW 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 Carbon/Albany, WY 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 Wyoming policy page.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Carbon/Albany — PacifiCorp — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Go deeper on Carbon/Albany
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.