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SOLAR · MISOSolar project J4161, Watonwan County
Solar project J4161, Watonwan County is a 1,000 MW solar request in interconnection study in the MISO interconnection queue, in Watonwan County, Minnesota, connecting to NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY.
Queue statusIn planning
- PlanningQueued Sep 2025 (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingTarget Sep 2030 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Studies assess what grid upgrades the project would need and who pays for them. A signed interconnection agreement is the main step before construction.
Request details
- Queue ID
- J4161
- Grid region
- MISO (Midcontinent)
- Utility / transmission owner
- NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY
- Connection point (POI)
- Lakefield Generation SW - LAKEFIELD JCT 345.0kV
- Location
- Watonwan County, Minnesota
- Technology
- Solar: 1,000 MW
- Total requested
- 1,000 MW
- Service type
- Network resource (NRIS)
- Queue status
- Active
- Entered queue
- 26 September 2025
- Proposed online date
- September 2030
Location
Marker shows the centre of Watonwan County; the queue data does not give exact sites.
Other requests in Watonwan County
- Solar project J3823, Watonwan CountySolar · 300 MW · withdrawn
- Solar project J3524, Watonwan CountySolar · 300 MW · withdrawn
- Onshore wind project H019, Watonwan CountyOnshore wind · 150 MW · withdrawn
- Onshore wind project H044, Watonwan CountyOnshore wind · 75.0 MW · withdrawn
- Onshore wind project G768, Watonwan CountyOnshore wind · 50.0 MW · withdrawn
- Onshore wind project G411, Watonwan CountyOnshore wind · 19.8 MW · withdrawn
- Onshore wind project J032, Watonwan CountyOnshore wind · 4.9 MW · withdrawn
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Queued Up, data through end of 2025, compiled from ISO/RTO and utility queues. Check the grid operator's own queue for the latest status. Report a problem