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United States β€Ί Grid β€Ί Interconnection queues

OCTARY USA Β· INTERCONNECTION QUEUES

Projects with signed interconnection agreements in the USA (2011 requests)

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 This shows every request: active, built and withdrawn.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 shown152,971 MW
Active in queue4,539 MW21 requests
Agreement signed2,971 MW15 requests
Withdrawn808106.0 GW never built

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In studyAgreement signedUnder constructionBuiltSuspendedWithdrawn

Requests

15 requests
ProjectCapacityStatusLocationRegionQueuedOnline
Gas project GI-2011-4, Denver County
Gas		 687 MWAgreement signed Denver, COWest Apr 2011target 2015
Big SKY Solar
Solar + storage		 476 MWAgreement signed Los Angeles, CACAISO Mar 2011target 2023
Coal project BHBE G11, Campbell County
Coal		 475 MWAgreement signed Campbell, SDWest Sep 2011target 2011
Wright Solar
Solar + storage		 280 MWAgreement signed Merced, CACAISO Mar 2011target 2026
Onshore wind project GI-2011-7, Lincoln County
Onshore wind		 200 MWAgreement signed Lincoln, COWest Aug 2011target 2012
Onshore wind project GI-2011-2, Lincoln County
Onshore wind		 200 MWAgreement signed Lincoln, COWest Mar 2011target 2012
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-019, Woodward County
Onshore wind		 175 MWAgreement signed Woodward, OKSPP Mar 2011target 2027
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-020, Ellis County
Onshore wind		 166 MWAgreement signed Ellis, OKSPP Mar 2011target 2027
Excelsior Solar (Fka: Burford Five Points)
Solar + storage		 120 MWAgreement signed Fresno, CACAISO Mar 20112016
Redwood Solar Farm
Solar		 90.0 MWAgreement signed Kern, CACAISO Mar 2011target 2024
Battery storage project J230, Mason County
Battery storage		 70.0 MWAgreement signed Mason, MIMISO Sep 20112019
Hydro project LGE-GIS-2011-003, Jefferson County
Hydro		 21.0 MWAgreement signed Jefferson, KYSoutheast Feb 2011target 2013
Hydro project LGE-GIS-2011-005, Mercer County
Hydro		 6.0 MWAgreement signed Mercer, KYSoutheast Nov 2011target 2013
Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric
Hydro		 4.5 MWAgreement signed Tehama, CACAISO Mar 2011target 2027
Gas project GI-1103, Burke County
Gas Β· Blaise Energy		 0.8 MWAgreement signed Burke, NDWest Sep 2011target 2011

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.

20102025

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)