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United States β€Ί Grid β€Ί Interconnection queues

OCTARY USA Β· INTERCONNECTION QUEUES

Other interconnection queue in the USA (2020 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 This shows every request: active, built and withdrawn.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 shown215,613 MW
Active in queue5,613 MW21 requests
Agreement signed2,873 MW6 requests
Withdrawn4214.5 GW never built

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Requests

21 requests
ProjectCapacityStatusLocationRegionQueuedOnline
Potentia-Viridi
Other		 1,225 MWAgreement signed San Joaquin, CACAISO Apr 2020target 2028
Willow Rock Energy Storage
Other		 620 MWAgreement signed Kern, CACAISO Apr 2020target 2030
Other project Company KR, White Pine County
Other		 600 MWAgreement signed White Pine, NVWest Sep 2020target 2028
Other project 390, Yellowstone County
Other		 500 MWIn study Yellowstone, MTWest Aug 2020target 2023
Other project 590, Elmore County
Other Β· Appaloosa Wind And Solar LLC		 330 MWAgreement signed Elmore, IDWest Dec 2020target 2027
Replace 330 MW of CLECO.DPS Unit with solar; Dolet Hills
Other		 330 MWIn study De Soto Parish, LAMISO Dec 2020target 2024
Other project Q348, Coconino County
Other		 300 MWIn study Coconino, AZWest Sep 2020target 2024
Other project 78, Apache County
Other		 300 MWIn study Apache, AZWest Feb 2020target 2023
Other project Company KW, White Pine County
Other		 250 MWPaused / redesign White Pine, NVWest Sep 2020target 2026
Other project 87, Apache County
Other		 250 MWIn study Apache, AZWest Dec 2020target 2023
Other project 86, Apache County
Other		 250 MWIn study Apache, AZWest Dec 2020target 2023
Other project 77, Apache County
Other		 200 MWIn study Apache, AZWest Feb 2020target 2023
Estonian Storage
Other Β· 249RD 8ME		 103 MWPaused / redesign Delta, TXERCOT Jan 2020target 2022
Other project GI-2020-139, Riverside County
Other		 80.0 MWIn study Riverside, CAWest Nov 2020target 2027
Other project 72, Pima County
Other		 80.0 MWIn study Pima, AZWest Jan 2020target 2022
Mea Nug
Other		 50.0 MWAgreement signed Monongalia, WVPJM Sep 2020target 2028
Replace Hoot Lake units 2 and 3 (144.8 MW) with Seventeen (17) Sungrow 3 MW solar inverters and PV panels at 49.9 MW; Hoot Lake 2 & 3
Other		 49.9 MWIn study Otter Tail, MNMISO May 20202023
Other project 70, Polk County
Other		 48.0 MWAgreement signed Polk, FLSoutheast May 2020target 2021
Surplus; J903
Other		 30.0 MWIn study MISO Oct 2020
Surplus; J893 (Searcy Solar)
Other		 10.0 MWIn study MISO Jun 20202022
Surplus; Gibson Generating Station
Other		 7.5 MWIn study MISO Jun 2020

Capacity in the queue by state

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AK–ME–VT–NH–WA–ID330MWMT500MWND–MN50MWIL–WI–MI–NY–RI–MA–OR–NV850MWWY–SD–IA–IN–OH–PA–NJ–CT–CA1.9GWUT–CO–NE–MO–KY–WV50MWVA–MD–DE–AZ1.4GWNM–KS–AR–TN–NC–SC–DC–OK–LA330MWMS–AL–GA–HI–TX103MWFL48MW

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.

20112025

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)