Onshore wind interconnection queue in the USA (2016 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 This shows every request: active, built and withdrawn.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 shown388,473 MW

Active in queue8,473 MW38 requests

Agreement signed7,415 MW33 requests

Withdrawn25743.2 GW never built

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Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Queued Up interconnection queue data (data through end of 2025). Map points are county centres, not exact sites.

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38 requests

Project	Capacity	Status	Location	Region	Queued	Online
Onshore wind project GI-2016-3, Lincoln County Onshore wind	600 MW	Agreement signed	Lincoln, CO	West	Feb 2016	target 2018
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-119, Kingfisher County Onshore wind	600 MW	Agreement signed	Kingfisher, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	2025
Onshore wind project GI-2016-14, Cheyenne County Onshore wind	500 MW	Agreement signed	Cheyenne, CO	West	Jul 2016	2020
Onshore wind project IA-PNM-2016-02, Torrance Cty County Onshore wind · Pacific Wind Development	402 MW	Agreement signed	Torrance Cty, NM	West	May 2016	target 2020
Vaquero 1 Wind Onshore wind · Enerverse	400 MW	In study	Zapata, TX	ERCOT	Apr 2016	target 2027
Onshore wind project 836, Carbon County Onshore wind · PacifiCorp	400 MW	Agreement signed	Carbon, WY	West	Dec 2016	target 2027
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-141, Texas County Onshore wind	350 MW	Agreement signed	Texas, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2029
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-142, Texas County Onshore wind	350 MW	Agreement signed	Texas, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2029
Canyon Wind Onshore wind · Canyon Wind Energy, LLC	309 MW	Agreement signed	Scurry, TX	ERCOT	May 2016	target 2025
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-111, Mcpherson County Onshore wind	302 MW	Agreement signed	Mcpherson, KS	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2027
Onshore wind project GI-2016-4, Lincoln County Onshore wind	300 MW	Agreement signed	Lincoln, CO	West	Feb 2016	target 2018
Armstrong Wind Onshore wind · Big Sky Energy	253 MW	Paused / redesign	Armstrong, TX	ERCOT	May 2016	target 2020
Onshore wind project GI-53, Nodaway County Onshore wind	238 MW	Agreement signed	Nodaway, MO	Southeast	May 2016	target 2018
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-004, Oliver County Onshore wind	202 MW	Agreement signed	Oliver, ND	SPP	Mar 2016	target 2027
Onshore wind project GI-2016-15, Lincoln County Onshore wind	200 MW	Paused / redesign	Lincoln, CO	West	Jul 2016	target 2020
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-074, Custer County Onshore wind	200 MW	Agreement signed	Custer, NE	SPP	Apr 2016	target 2027
Monte Alto 2 Wind Onshore wind · Terra-Gen	200 MW	Agreement signed	Willacy, TX	ERCOT	Nov 2016	target 2027
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-133, Texas County Onshore wind	188 MW	Agreement signed	Texas, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2029
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-134, Texas County Onshore wind	188 MW	Agreement signed	Texas, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2029
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-138, Texas County Onshore wind	188 MW	Agreement signed	Texas, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2029
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-137, Texas County Onshore wind	188 MW	Agreement signed	Texas, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2029
Maryneal Wind Onshore wind · Maryneal Windpower, LLC	182 MW	Agreement signed	Nolan, TX	ERCOT	May 2016	2021
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-128, Alfalfa County Onshore wind	176 MW	Agreement signed	Alfalfa, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2026
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-146, Texas County Onshore wind	175 MW	Agreement signed	Texas, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2029
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-145, Texas County Onshore wind	175 MW	Agreement signed	Texas, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2029
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-102, Pontotoc County Onshore wind	148 MW	Agreement signed	Pontotoc, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	2025
Monte Alto I Onshore wind · Terra-Gen	142 MW	Agreement signed	Willacy, TX	ERCOT	Nov 2016	target 2028
Heritage Wind Onshore wind · Heritage Wind, LLC	126 MW	In study	Genesee, NY	NYISO	Sep 2016	target 2026
Mulqueeney Ranch Wind Onshore wind	114 MW	Agreement signed	Alameda, CA	CAISO	May 2016	target 2026
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-139, Texas County Onshore wind	100 MW	Agreement signed	Texas, OK	SPP	Nov 2016	target 2029
Onshore wind project 786, Summit County Onshore wind · Echo Divide Wind, LLC	100 MW	Agreement signed	Summit, UT	West	Aug 2016	target 2027
Onshore wind project J569, Rock County Onshore wind	100 MW	Agreement signed	Rock, MN	MISO	May 2016	2022
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-087, Campbell County Onshore wind	98.9 MW	Agreement signed	Campbell, SD	SPP	Jul 2016	target 2026
Hickory Wind Onshore wind	78.7 MW	Paused / redesign	Putnam, IL	PJM	Oct 2016	target 2025
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-071, Kay County Onshore wind	64.6 MW	Agreement signed	Kay, OK	SPP	Mar 2016	target 2028
Onshore wind project GEN-2016-075, Holt County Onshore wind	50.0 MW	Agreement signed	Holt, NE	SPP	Mar 2016	target 2027
Horse13 CallD repower Onshore wind · Nextera	44.0 MW	Agreement signed	Taylor, TX	ERCOT	Oct 2016	target 2026
HHGT repower Horse13+CallD Onshore wind · Nextera	44.0 MW	Agreement signed	Taylor, TX	ERCOT	Oct 2016	target 2026

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Requests by year joined

Capacity of requests in this view, by the year they entered the queue. Click a year.

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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 · Planned power plants (EIA)