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United States โ€บ Grid โ€บ Interconnection queues

OCTARY USA ยท INTERCONNECTION QUEUES

Completed queue projects 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 This shows every request: active, built and withdrawn.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 shown17014.4 GW
Active in queue4,539 MW21 requests
Agreement signed2,971 MW15 requests
Withdrawn808106.0 GW never built

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Requests

170 requests ยท page 1 of 4
ProjectCapacityStatusLocationRegionQueuedOnline
Brunswick Combined Cycle Power Station
Gas
1,526 MWOperating Brunswick, VAPJM Jul 20112016
Patriot Generating Station
Gas
850 MWOperating Lycoming, PAPJM May 20112016
Liberty/Asylum Township Plant
Gas
850 MWOperating Bradford, PAPJM Apr 20112016
CPV Towantic Energy Center
Gas
745 MWOperating New Haven, CTISO-NE Dec 2011target 2018
Gas project J233, Marshall County
Gas
700 MWOperating Marshall, IAMISO Nov 20112018
St. Joseph Energy Center, LLC
Gas
675 MWOperating St. Joseph, INPJM Jun 20112018
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-008, Clark County
Onshore wind
600 MWOperating Clark, KSSPP Mar 20112016
Sunbury Generation Facility
Gas
416 MWOperating Snyder, PAPJM May 20112018
Green Pastures W
Onshore wind ยท Capital Dynamics
300 MWOperating ERCOT Mar 20112015
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-054, Canadian County
Onshore wind
300 MWOperating Canadian, OKSPP Sep 20112014
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-022, Hansford County
Onshore wind
299 MWOperating Hansford, TXSPP Mar 20112022
Miami Wind 1 Project
Onshore wind ยท Invenergy, LLC
289 MWOperating ERCOT Jun 20112014
WKN Amadeus Wind
Onshore wind ยท WKN
250 MWOperating Fisher, TXERCOT Jan 20112021
Solar project Q19, Kern County
Solar
250 MWOperating Kern, CAWest Sep 20112016
Sunbury Generation Facility
Gas
227 MWOperating Snyder, PAPJM Nov 20112018
Gas project GEN-2011-045, Lubbock County
Gas
205 MWOperating Lubbock, TXSPP Sep 20112013
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-014, Beaver County
Onshore wind
198 MWOperating Beaver, OKSPP Mar 20112016
Channel Energy Center 138/345kV CT
Gas ยท Calpine
194 MWOperating ERCOT Sep 20112014
Altresco Increase (winter)
Gas
193 MWOperating Berkshire, MAISO-NE Feb 2011target 2012
Deer Park Energy Center
Gas ยท Calpine
190 MWOperating ERCOT Jul 20112014
Hilltopper Wind Farm
Onshore wind
188 MWOperating Logan, ILPJM May 20112018
Gas project GEN-2011-048, Yoakum County
Gas
175 MWOperating Yoakum, TXSPP Sep 20112013
Re Astoria
Solar
175 MWOperating Kern, CACAISO Mar 20112016
Other project Q196, Coconino County
Other
161 MWOperating Coconino, AZWest May 2011target 2021
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-057, Sumner County
Onshore wind
150 MWOperating Sumner, KSSPP Sep 20112015
PV2 Panoche Valley Solar (Aka Sge Panoche Valley Solar)
Solar
140 MWOperating San Benito, CACAISO Mar 20112018
Blue Summit Windfarm
Onshore wind ยท NextEra Energy
135 MWOperating ERCOT Mar 20112013
Gas project CLPT-G2, Laramie County
Gas ยท Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power
120 MWOperating Laramie, WYWest Jun 2011target 2014
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-027, Wayne County
Onshore wind
120 MWOperating Wayne, NESPP Mar 20112018
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-040, Murray County
Onshore wind
111 MWOperating Murray, OKSPP Sep 20112014
Onshore wind project J235, Huron County
Onshore wind
110 MWOperating Huron, MIMISO Nov 20112016
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-050, Grady County
Onshore wind
108 MWOperating Grady, OKSPP Sep 20112016
Onshore wind project J202, Tuscola County
Onshore wind
101 MWOperating Tuscola, MIMISO Feb 20112014
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-010, Caddo County
Onshore wind
101 MWOperating Caddo, OKSPP Mar 20112012
Solar project Q18, Kern County
Solar
100 MWOperating Kern, CAWest Sep 20112016
Gas project CLPT-G4, Laramie County
Gas ยท Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power
100 MWOperating Laramie, WYWest Oct 2011target 2014
Blue Hornet Solar
Solar
100 MWOperating Imperial, CACAISO Mar 20112022
Anacacho Windfarm
Onshore wind ยท Eon Climate & Renewables
100 MWOperating ERCOT Mar 20112012
Gas project J200, Morton County
Gas
99.0 MWOperating Morton, NDMISO Feb 20112016
San Roman Wind 1
Onshore wind ยท Acciona Energy
94.0 MWOperating ERCOT Jun 20112017
Copper Mountain Solar 4
Solar
92.0 MWOperating Clark, NVCAISO Mar 20112016
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-025, Crosby County
Onshore wind
80.0 MWOperating Crosby, TXSPP Mar 20112018
Sendero Wind
Onshore wind ยท Exelon
78.0 MWOperating ERCOT Feb 20112015
WA Parish Addition
Gas ยท Petra Nova, LLC (NRG)
75.0 MWOperating ERCOT Nov 20112013
Onshore wind project GEN-2011-018, Jefferson County
Onshore wind
73.6 MWOperating Jefferson, NESPP Mar 20112015
Battery storage project J229, Mason County
Battery storage
70.0 MWOperating Mason, MIMISO Sep 20112015
Battery storage project J228, Mason County
Battery storage
70.0 MWOperating Mason, MIMISO Sep 20112014
Battery storage project J231, Mason County
Battery storage
70.0 MWOperating Mason, MIMISO Sep 20112017
Battery storage project J227, Mason County
Battery storage
70.0 MWOperating Mason, MIMISO Sep 20112015
Battery storage project J226, Mason County
Battery storage
70.0 MWOperating Mason, MIMISO Sep 20112013
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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)