BPA interconnection queue

263 interconnection requests are active in BPA, totalling 77.6 GW, as of 14 October 2026. Of the 1,010 requests ever filed here, 34 were built and 713 were withdrawn — a build rate of 4.6% on decided applications.

Active requests
263
of 1,010 ever filed
Capacity queued
77.6 GW
requested, not committed
Built vs decided
4.6%
34 built, 713 withdrawn
Median wait so far
5.6 yr
for requests still active
Large load requested
74.2 GW
461 requests

Source: the BPA interconnection queue as published by the transmission provider, parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. Wait times are medians over requests that carry a measured date.

What is queued in BPA, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar11848.6 GW
Wind6112.6 GW
Battery3811.3 GW
Gas132.6 GW
Nuclear21.3 GW
Hydro13801 MW
Geothermal2270 MW
Biomass1594 MW
Other139 MW

Where BPA’s queue sits

StateApplicationsCapacity pending
Oregon55039.4 GW
Washington39737.2 GW
Montana23655 MW
Idaho34293 MW
California40 MW
Utah20 MW

Largest active requests

ProjectFuelCapacityCountyStateFiled
G0822Solar4.1 GWBenton CountyWA2022-11
G0681Solar2.0 GWWasco CountyOR2021-07
G0675Solar1.8 GWCrook CountyOR2021-03
G0777Solar1.4 GWUmatilla CountyOR2022-08
G0791Solar1.3 GWSherman CountyOR2022-08
G0864Battery1.3 GWSherman CountyOR2023-05
G0773Solar1.3 GWWasco CountyOR2022-08
G0787Solar1.2 GWWasco CountyOR2022-08
G0678Solar1.2 GWMorrow CountyOR2021-06
G0615Solar1.2 GWSherman CountyOR2019-02
G0608Battery1.2 GWKlickitat CountyWA2018-12
G0688Solar1.1 GWBenton CountyWA2021-08
G0998Nuclear1.1 GWBenton CountyWA2023-11
G1087Solar1.0 GWYakima CountyWA2025-12
G0670Solar1.0 GWBenton CountyWA2021-02

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