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United States โ€บ Grid โ€บ Interconnection queues โ€บ Minnesota

OCTARY USA ยท INTERCONNECTION QUEUES

Interconnection queue in Minnesota

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 This shows every request: active, built and withdrawn.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 shown15528.4 GW
Active in queue28.4 GW155 requests
Agreement signed309 MW9 requests
Withdrawn48280.5 GW never built

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Requests

155 requests ยท page 1 of 4
ProjectCapacityStatusLocationRegionQueuedOnline
Solar project J4161, Watonwan County
Solar		 1,000 MWIn study Watonwan, MNMISO Sep 2025target 2030
Replacing 710 MW of coal generation with solar at Sherco Unit 2; Sherco Unit 2
Other		 710 MWIn study Sherburne, MNMISO Dec 20222024
Surplus; Big Bend
Wind + storage		 550 MWIn study Cottonwood, MNMISO Jul 2024target 2027
Battery storage project J4072, Redwood County
Battery storage		 500 MWIn study Redwood, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2028
Battery storage project J4078, Mower County
Battery storage		 500 MWIn study Mower, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2030
Solar project J3532, Roseau County
Solar		 500 MWIn study Roseau, MNMISO Apr 2024target 2028
Battery storage project J4194, Meeker County
Battery storage		 500 MWIn study Meeker, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2028
Solar project J3762, Clay County
Solar		 430 MWIn study Clay, MNMISO Apr 2024target 2028
Cannon Falls Uprate
Gas ยท Invenergy Cannon Falls, LLC		 428 MWIn study Goodhue, MNMISO Aug 2025target 2028
Faribault Energy Park
Gas ยท MMPA (Minnesota Municipal Power Agency)		 394 MWIn study Rice, MNMISO Aug 2025target 2028
Battery storage project J4168, Goodhue County
Battery storage		 330 MWIn study Goodhue, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2028
Nobles BESS
Battery storage ยท Xcel Energy		 314 MWIn study Nobles, MNMISO Aug 2025target 2028
Sherco South BESS
Battery storage ยท Xcel Energy		 314 MWIn study Sherburne, MNMISO Aug 2025target 2027
Benton Energy Storage II
Battery storage ยท Xcel Energy		 310 MWIn study Benton, MNMISO Aug 2025target 2028
Solar project J4132, Benton County
Solar		 304 MWIn study Benton, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2030
Battery storage project J2716, Dakota County
Battery storage		 300 MWIn study Dakota, MNMISO Sep 2022target 2027
Solar project J3884, Benton County
Solar		 300 MWIn study Benton, MNMISO Feb 2025target 2030
Solar project J3399, Goodhue County
Solar		 300 MWIn study Goodhue, MNMISO Apr 2024target 2028
Onshore wind project J3886, Swift County
Onshore wind		 300 MWIn study Swift, MNMISO Feb 2025target 2030
Onshore wind project J3384, Big Stone County
Onshore wind		 300 MWIn study Big Stone, MNMISO Apr 2024target 2028
Onshore wind project J3960, Lac Qui Parle County
Onshore wind		 300 MWIn study Lac Qui Parle, MNMISO Apr 2025target 2030
Onshore wind project J3672, Big Stone County
Onshore wind		 300 MWIn study Big Stone, MNMISO Apr 2024target 2028
Solar project J3669, Stevens County
Solar		 300 MWIn study Stevens, MNMISO Apr 2024target 2028
Solar project J4017, Blue Earth County
Solar		 299 MWIn study Blue Earth, MNMISO May 2025target 2030
Solar project J4091, Otter Tail County
Solar		 295 MWIn study Otter Tail, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2030
Solar + storage project J3002, Pine County
Solar + storage		 288 MWIn study Pine, MNMISO Sep 2022target 2025
Battery storage project J4089, Freeborn County
Battery storage		 250 MWIn study Freeborn, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2029
Onshore wind project J3326, Lyon County
Onshore wind		 250 MWIn study Lyon, MNMISO Apr 2024target 2028
Battery storage project J3848, Wabasha County
Battery storage		 250 MWIn study Wabasha, MNMISO Dec 2024target 2030
Solar project J4152, Redwood County
Solar		 250 MWIn study Redwood, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2028
Battery storage project J3894, Lyon County
Battery storage		 250 MWIn study Lyon, MNMISO Feb 2025target 2030
Wind + storage project J3443, Big Stone County
Wind + storage		 250 MWIn study Big Stone, MNMISO Apr 2024target 2028
Battery storage project J3235, Benton County
Battery storage		 250 MWIn study Benton, MNMISO Mar 2024target 2028
Onshore wind project J3275, Benton County
Onshore wind		 249 MWIn study Benton, MNMISO Apr 2024target 2028
Solar project J4147, Clay County
Solar		 245 MWIn study Clay, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2030
Solar project J4148, Clay County
Solar		 245 MWIn study Clay, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2030
Solar project J3961, Lincoln County
Solar		 245 MWIn study Lincoln, MNMISO Apr 2025target 2030
Battery storage project J4117, Goodhue County
Battery storage		 240 MWIn study Goodhue, MNMISO Sep 2025target 2030
Replacing 258MW ERIS gas/oil with 237MW ERIS Natural Gas/oil; Wheaton 1-4
Gas		 237 MWIn study Chippewa, MNMISO Mar 2024target 2025
Solar project J3021, Lyon County
Solar		 235 MWIn study Lyon, MNMISO Sep 2022target 2027
Gas project J3289, Sherburne County
Gas		 235 MWIn study Sherburne, MNMISO Apr 2024target 2026
Onshore wind project J2104, Murray County
Onshore wind		 230 MWIn study Murray, MNMISO Sep 2025target 2024
Solar project J4151, Redwood County
Solar		 225 MWIn study Redwood, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2030
Solar project J2599, Redwood County
Solar		 216 MWIn study Redwood, MNMISO Sep 2022target 2026
Sandhill Energy Storage
Battery storage ยท Xcel Energy		 214 MWIn study Olmsted, MNMISO Aug 2025target 2025
Gas project J3465, Isanti County
Gas		 211 MWIn study Isanti, MNMISO Mar 2024target 2026
Solar project J2845, Freeborn County
Solar		 200 MWIn study Freeborn, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2025
Solar project J3039, Olmsted County
Solar		 200 MWIn study Olmsted, MNMISO Sep 2022target 2029
Onshore wind project J2332, Cottonwood County
Onshore wind		 200 MWIn study Cottonwood, MNMISO Sep 2022target 2027
Onshore wind project J4193, Meeker County
Onshore wind		 200 MWIn study Meeker, MNMISO Oct 2025target 2030
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Capacity in the queue by state

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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.

20122025

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 ยท Planned power plants (EIA)