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United States β€Ί Grid β€Ί Interconnection queues

OCTARY USA Β· INTERCONNECTION QUEUES

Other interconnection queue in CAISO (California)

Before a new power plant or battery can connect to the US grid, it joins a queue for studies and an interconnection agreement. Most requests never get built. This shows every request: active, built and withdrawn.

Requests shown43,119 MW
Active in queue3,119 MW4 requests
Agreement signed1,902 MW3 requests
Withdrawn4719.9 GW never built

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Requests

4 requests
ProjectCapacityStatusLocationRegionQueuedOnline
Potentia-Viridi
Other		 1,225 MWAgreement signed San Joaquin, CACAISO Apr 2020target 2028
Matterhorn
Other		 1,218 MWIn study Riverside, CACAISO Apr 2023target 2029
Willow Rock Energy Storage
Other		 620 MWAgreement signed Kern, CACAISO Apr 2020target 2030
Bottle Rock Power
Other		 56.9 MWAgreement signed Lake, CACAISO Sep 20052007

Capacity in the queue by state

Click a state to drill down.

AK–ME–VT–NH–WA–ID–MT–ND–MN–IL–WI–MI–NY–RI–MA–OR–NV–WY–SD–IA–IN–OH–PA–NJ–CT–CA3.1GWUT–CO–NE–MO–KY–WV–VA–MD–DE–AZ–NM–KS–AR–TN–NC–SC–DC–OK–LA–MS–AL–GA–HI–TX–FL–

By grid region

ISO/RTO markets and the non-ISO West and Southeast.

Requests by year joined

Capacity of requests in this view, by the year they entered the queue. Click a year.

20202023

Source: Rand, J. et al., Queued Up, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, data through end of 2025. Compiled from the queues of the 7 ISO/RTOs and dozens of non-ISO utilities. A request is a proposal to connect, not a commitment to build: historically most are withdrawn. Capacity is the requested interconnection size; hybrids include the storage component. Transmission lines Β· Planned power plants (EIA)