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United States β€Ί Grid β€Ί Interconnection queues

OCTARY USA Β· INTERCONNECTION QUEUES

Solar interconnection queue in the USA (2013 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 This shows every request: active, built and withdrawn.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 shown2124 MW
Active in queue124 MW2 requests
Agreement signed124 MW2 requests
Withdrawn1967,507 MW never built

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Requests

2 requests
ProjectCapacityStatusLocationRegionQueuedOnline
Solar project GEN-2013-019, Lancaster County
Solar
73.6 MWAgreement signed Lancaster, NESPP Apr 2013target 2026
Solar project GEN-2013-002, Lancaster County
Solar
50.6 MWAgreement signed Lancaster, NESPP Mar 2013target 2026

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 A request is a proposal to connect, not a commitment to build: historically most are withdrawn.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)