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United States โ€บ Grid โ€บ Interconnection queues

OCTARY USA ยท INTERCONNECTION QUEUES

Completed queue projects in the USA (2010 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 This shows every request: active, built and withdrawn.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 shown23515.8 GW
Active in queue2,652 MW13 requests
Agreement signed1,364 MW9 requests
Withdrawn1,016100.7 GW never built

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Requests

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ProjectCapacityStatusLocationRegionQueuedOnline
Vogtle Unit 3
Nuclear
1,158 MWOperating Burke, GASoutheast Mar 20102024
Vogtle Unit 4
Nuclear
1,158 MWOperating Southeast Mar 20102024
Woodbridge Energy Center
Gas
725 MWOperating Middlesex, NJPJM Nov 20102015
Solar + storage project Q15, Maricopa County
Solar + storage
600 MWOperating Maricopa, AZWest Jul 20102019
Ferguson Replacement Project
Gas ยท LCRA
570 MWOperating ERCOT Jan 20102014
Manchester Street Station increase
Gas
492 MWOperating Providence, RIISO-NE May 2010target 2010
Antelope & Elk 1
Gas ยท Golden Spread Elec Coop
369 MWOperating ERCOT Oct 20102016
Onshore wind project GEN-2010-014, Hansford County
Onshore wind
359 MWOperating Hansford, TXSPP Mar 20102022
Blythe Mesa Solar
Solar + storage
336 MWOperating Riverside, CACAISO Feb 20102022
Garrison Energy Center
Gas
309 MWOperating New Castle, DEPJM Aug 20102015
Pio Pico Energy Center
Gas
308 MWOperating San Diego, CACAISO Feb 20102016
Radford's Run Wind Farm
Onshore wind
306 MWOperating Macon, ILPJM Nov 20102017
Onshore wind project GEN-2010-001, Beaver County
Onshore wind
300 MWOperating Beaver, OKSPP Mar 20102015
Onshore wind project GEN-2010-040, Canadian County
Onshore wind
300 MWOperating Canadian, OKSPP Aug 20102012
Onshore wind project GEN-2010-005, Harper County
Onshore wind
299 MWOperating Harper, KSSPP Mar 20102021
Re Tranquillity
Solar + storage
272 MWOperating Fresno, CACAISO Jul 20102022
Canadian Breaks Wind
Onshore wind ยท Macquarie Cap
210 MWOperating Oldham, TXERCOT Jul 20102019
West Deptford Energy Station
Gas
210 MWOperating Gloucester, NJPJM Nov 20102015
Desert Wind Farm
Onshore wind
208 MWOperating Pasquotank, NCPJM Feb 20102017
Gas project GEN-2010-006, Lubbock County
Gas
205 MWOperating Lubbock, TXSPP Mar 20102011
Onshore wind project GEN-2010-057, Lincoln County
Onshore wind
201 MWOperating Lincoln, KSSPP Oct 20102012
Onshore wind project J183, Rock County
Onshore wind
200 MWOperating Rock, MNMISO Nov 2010target 2012
Onshore wind project GEN-2010-051, Dixon County
Onshore wind
200 MWOperating Dixon, NESPP Sep 20102018
Wilson Ranch
Onshore wind ยท ENGIE
200 MWOperating Schleicher, TXERCOT Dec 20102020
Desert Harvest
Solar + storage
185 MWOperating Riverside, CACAISO Jul 20102020
Bingham Wind
Onshore wind
185 MWOperating Somerset, MEISO-NE May 2010target 2016
Re Mustang
Solar + storage
175 MWOperating Kings, CACAISO Jul 20102021
Gas project GEN-2006-018, Hale County
Gas
168 MWOperating Hale, TXSPP Jun 20102011
Onshore wind project GEN-2010-009, Gray County
Onshore wind
166 MWOperating Gray, KSSPP Mar 20102012
Mesquite Solar 1 (Fka Mesquite Generation)
Solar
165 MWOperating Maricopa, AZCAISO Jul 20102014
Onshore wind project J161, Tuscola County
Onshore wind
155 MWOperating Tuscola, MIMISO Aug 20102012
Imperial Valley West
Solar
150 MWOperating Imperial, CACAISO Feb 20102016
Solar project ANPP HVS-Q15
Solar
150 MWOperating West Jul 2010target 2019
Fermi
Onshore wind ยท Akuo Energy
149 MWOperating ERCOT Jan 20102017
Campo Verde Solar (Fka Uss Wixom Solar 1)
Solar
147 MWOperating Imperial, CACAISO Feb 20102013
Catalina Solar
Solar
145 MWOperating Kern, CACAISO Feb 20102022
Onshore wind project J132, Gratiot County
Onshore wind
125 MWOperating Gratiot, MIMISO May 20102007
Gas project 223, Lowndes County
Gas
122 MWOperating Lowndes, MSSoutheast Apr 2010
Onshore wind project 341, Bonneville County
Onshore wind ยท Meadow Creek Project Company, LLC
120 MWOperating Bonneville, IDWest Jun 2010target 2012
Solar Star California Xiii (Quinto)
Solar
110 MWOperating Merced, CACAISO Feb 20102015
Onshore wind project J191, Cass County
Onshore wind
101 MWOperating Cass, IAMISO Dec 20102012
Onshore wind project Q113, Coconino County
Onshore wind
101 MWOperating Coconino, AZWest Mar 2010target 2011
Henrietta Solar (Fka Sunpower Henrietta Solar)
Solar
100 MWOperating Kings, CACAISO Feb 20102016
Willow Springs 2
Solar
100 MWOperating Kern, CACAISO Jul 20102019
Onshore wind project GEN-2010-003, Coffey County
Onshore wind
99.5 MWOperating Coffey, KSSPP Mar 20102014
Onshore wind project GI-1001, Campbell County
Onshore wind ยท Campbell Cty Wind
99.0 MWOperating Campbell, SDWest Jan 2010target 2015
Whitetail Wind Energy Project
Onshore wind ยท Whitetail Wind Energy, LLC
92.0 MWOperating ERCOT Sep 20102012
Solar project 324, Iron County
Solar ยท Utah Red Hills Renewable Park, LLC
80.0 MWOperating Iron, UTWest Mar 2010target 2015
RISEP Increase
Gas
66.0 MWOperating Providence, RIISO-NE May 2010target 2012
Clayville Unit #1
Gas
63.0 MWOperating Cumberland, NJPJM Jun 20102015
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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)