Interconnection queue in Minnesota

Data: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and GridTracker, Queued Up, as of Dec 31, 2025.

This is an annual snapshot. A request's status may have changed since. Current status at Interconnection.fyi.

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Statewide

Active capacity: 28,422 MW
Active requests: 155
Median years in queue (active): 1.7
Withdrawn, of requests entered by 2020: 75%

Active capacity by type
Type	Active capacity (MW)	Projects
Solar	11,413	61
Wind	4,655	26
Storage	7,692	36
Gas	1,444	8
Hybrid	3,210	16
Other	8	8

By county

Queue requests by county in Minnesota, as of Dec 31, 2025
County	Active capacity (MW)	Projects	Solar	Wind	Storage	Gas	Hybrid	Other	Median years in queue (active)	Withdrawn, of requests entered by 2020
Benton	2,019	11	1,010	249	660		100		1.7
Olmsted	1,640	11	600		764	96	180		3.3
Goodhue	1,568	6	450	120	570	428			0.3	86% of 21
Sherburne	1,559	5	300		314	235	710		1.7
Redwood	1,542	6	691	151	700				1.0
Mower	1,309	7	659	150	500				3.3	74% of 31
Watonwan	1,000	1	1,000						0.3
Cottonwood	950	3		400			550		3.3	82% of 22
Lyon	940	5	235	450	250			5	1.7	78% of 23
Clay	922	4	920	2					1.0
Dakota	907	7	150		750			7	3.3
Murray	900	6	250	630	20				3.8	70% of 27
Big Stone	850	3		600			250		1.7
Otter Tail	796	5	295	200	91		210		0.4
Freeborn	762	4	200	162	400				0.3
Nobles	714	3	200		514				1.0	59% of 22
Meeker	700	2		200	500				0.2
Chisago	550	4	150		300		100		1.6
Wabasha	500	3	50		450				3.3
Roseau	500	1	500						1.7
Lac Qui Parle	500	2		500					0.7
Blue Earth	482	2	299		183				0.4
Stevens	460	2	460						2.5
Rock	452	4	280	100	72				7.2
Faribault	450	3	300				150		5.5
Pine	438	2	150				288		2.1
Rice	394	1				394			0.4
Yellow Medicine	368	3	293		75				3.3
Jackson	339	3		200	150			-11	3.3	70% of 27
Renville	325	2	125				200		2.4
Morrison	324	2	174	150					2.9
Swift	300	1		300					0.9
Martin	300	2	150		150				2.4
Itasca	287	2	87		200				1.1
Lincoln	274	2	245			29			13.8	54% of 26
Mcleod	241	2	241						1.0
Chippewa	237	1					237		1.8
Isanti	211	1				211			1.8
Kandiyohi	200	1	200						1.8
Scott	163	3					191	-28	1.6
Polk	150	1	150						3.3
Marshall	150	2	80	70					3.1
Wadena	150	1	150						6.7
Pipestone	146	3	125	21					19.7	48% of 21
Red Lake	135	2	130				5		6.6
Washington	80	1			80				3.3
Mahnomen	64	1	64						1.6
Hennepin	51	1				51			3.3
Fillmore	50	1	50						9.3
Douglas	40	1					40		3.7
Cook	18	1						18	2.1
Ramsey	16	1						16	0.3
Stearns	1	1						1	13.2
Pennington	0	0
Beltrami	0	0
Clearwater	0	0
Le Sueur	0	0
Dodge	0	0
St. Louis	0	0
Waseca	0	0
Sibley	0	0
Pope	0	0
Wright	0	0
Grant	0	0
Steele	0	0
Brown	0	0
Traverse	0	0
Todd	0	0
Kittson	0	0
Wilkin	0	0
Nicollet	0	0
Winona	0	0
Carver	0	0
Hubbard	0	0
Anoka	0	0
Aitkin	0	0
Houston	0	0

Capacity is each request's first-listed capacity, so a hybrid's battery is not added on top. Most requests in a queue never get built.

Active requests

Status is as of Dec 31, 2025. Current status at Interconnection.fyi.

Active interconnection requests in Minnesota
Project	County	Type	MW	Entered the queue	Study phase	Utility or operator	Live status
J4161	Watonwan	Solar	1,000	2025-09-26		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Replacing 710 MW of coal generation with solar at Sherco Unit 2; Sherco Unit 2	Sherburne	Solar+Other	710	2022-12-28		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Surplus; Big Bend	Cottonwood	Wind+Other	550	2024-07-19		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3532	Roseau	Solar	500	2024-04-18	In Progress (unknown study)	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4072	Redwood	Battery	500	2025-10-06		MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J4078	Mower	Battery	500	2025-10-06		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4194	Meeker	Battery	500	2025-10-07		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3762	Clay	Solar	430	2024-04-18	In Progress (unknown study)	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
Cannon Falls Uprate	Goodhue	Gas	428	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	Xcel Energy	Current status
Faribault Energy Park	Rice	Gas	394	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	MMPA (Minnesota Municipal Power Agency)	Current status
J4168	Goodhue	Battery	330	2025-10-03		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Nobles BESS	Nobles	Battery	314	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	Xcel Energy	Current status
Sherco South BESS	Sherburne	Battery	314	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	Xcel Energy	Current status
Benton Energy Storage II	Benton	Battery	310	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	Xcel Energy	Current status
J4132	Benton	Solar	304	2025-10-03		MINNESOTA POWER INC.	Current status
J2716	Dakota	Battery	300	2022-09-14	Cluster Study	MISO	Current status
J3384	Big Stone	Wind	300	2024-04-17	In Progress (unknown study)	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3399	Goodhue	Solar	300	2024-04-09	In Progress (unknown study)	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3669	Stevens	Solar	300	2024-04-18	In Progress (unknown study)	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3672	Big Stone	Wind	300	2024-04-18	In Progress (unknown study)	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3884	Benton	Solar	300	2025-02-09		MISO	Current status
J3886	Swift	Wind	300	2025-02-11		OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3960	Lac Qui Parle	Wind	300	2025-04-08		OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4017	Blue Earth	Solar	299	2025-05-15		ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J4091	Otter Tail	Solar	295	2025-10-06		OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3002	Pine	Solar+Battery	288	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	MINNESOTA POWER INC.	Current status
J3235	Benton	Battery	250	2024-03-28	In Progress (unknown study)	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J3326	Lyon	Wind	250	2024-04-18	In Progress (unknown study)	MISO	Current status
J3443	Big Stone	Wind+Battery	250	2024-04-12	In Progress (unknown study)	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3848	Wabasha	Battery	250	2024-12-31		DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE	Current status
J3894	Lyon	Battery	250	2025-02-14		GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J4089	Freeborn	Battery	250	2025-10-07		ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J4152	Redwood	Solar	250	2025-10-06		MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J3275	Benton	Wind	249	2024-04-17	In Progress (unknown study)	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J3961	Lincoln	Solar	245	2025-04-07		MISO	Current status
J4147	Clay	Solar	245	2025-10-03		MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICES - TRANSMISSION	Current status
J4148	Clay	Solar	245	2025-10-03		MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICES - TRANSMISSION	Current status
J4117	Goodhue	Battery	240	2025-09-26		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Replacing 258MW ERIS gas/oil with 237MW ERIS Natural Gas/oil; Wheaton 1-4	Chippewa	Gas+Other	237	2024-03-01		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3021	Lyon	Solar	235	2022-09-14	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3289	Sherburne	Gas	235	2024-04-17	In Progress (unknown study)	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J2104	Murray	Wind	230	2025-09-17	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4151	Redwood	Solar	225	2025-10-06		MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J2599	Redwood	Solar	216	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Sandhill Energy Storage	Olmsted	Battery	214	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	Xcel Energy	Current status
J3465	Isanti	Gas	211	2024-03-27	In Progress (unknown study)	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J1325	Rock	Solar	200	2019-04-29	Construction	ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J1581	Nobles	Solar	200	2024-04-17	IA Pending	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J1605	Sherburne	Solar	200	2020-06-23	IA Pending	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J1846	Renville	Solar+Battery	200	2021-07-22	Cluster Study	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J1898	Olmsted	Battery	200	2021-08-13	Cluster Study	SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J2332	Cottonwood	Wind	200	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2346	Murray	Wind	200	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2447	Murray	Wind	200	2025-10-22	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2563	Cottonwood	Wind	200	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2601	Wabasha	Battery	200	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2840	Olmsted	Battery	200	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J2845	Freeborn	Solar	200	2025-10-23	Cluster Study	ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J3039	Olmsted	Solar	200	2022-09-13	Cluster Study	SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J3041	Olmsted	Solar	200	2022-09-13	Cluster Study	SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J3236	Chisago	Battery	200	2024-03-28	In Progress (unknown study)	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3434	Kandiyohi	Solar	200	2024-03-18	In Progress (unknown study)	MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICES - TRANSMISSION	Current status
J3703	Itasca	Battery	200	2024-03-25	In Progress (unknown study)	MINNESOTA POWER INC.	Current status
J3704	Redwood	Battery	200	2024-04-16	In Progress (unknown study)	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J3749	Lyon	Wind	200	2024-04-11	In Progress (unknown study)	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3955	Lac Qui Parle	Wind	200	2025-04-08		OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4065	Dakota	Battery	200	2025-09-22		GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J4099	Jackson	Wind	200	2025-10-07		ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J4129	Otter Tail	Wind	200	2025-10-01		MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICES - TRANSMISSION	Current status
J4193	Meeker	Wind	200	2025-10-07		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Surplus	Nobles	Battery	200	2025-01-14		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3903	Mower	Solar	185	2025-02-19		SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J4087	Blue Earth	Battery	183	2025-10-07		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2219	Olmsted	Solar+Battery	180	2021-07-22	Cluster Study	DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE	Current status
J1611	Morrison	Solar	174	2020-06-23	IA Pending	MINNESOTA POWER INC.	Current status
E0036	Freeborn	Wind	162	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL)	Current status
J2608	Stevens	Solar	160	2022-09-14	Cluster Study	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J3742	Otter Tail	Solar+Battery	160	2024-06-06	In Progress (unknown study)	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2561	Yellow Medicine	Solar	153	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2053	Redwood	Wind	151	2021-08-17	Cluster Study	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J1072	Mower	Solar	150	2018-03-12	Construction	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J1221	Wadena	Solar	150	2019-04-27	IA Pending	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J1503	Faribault	Solar	150	2020-06-22	IA Pending	ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J1504	Faribault	Solar	150	2020-06-22	IA Pending	ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J1566	Martin	Solar	150	2022-02-11	IA Pending	SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J1572	Faribault	Solar+Battery	150	2020-06-23	IA Pending	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2027	Dakota	Solar	150	2025-07-14	Cluster Study	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J2501	Goodhue	Solar	150	2022-09-13	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2728	Freeborn	Battery	150	2022-09-14	Cluster Study	ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J2730	Jackson	Battery	150	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J2731	Olmsted	Battery	150	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J2749	Polk	Solar	150	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3051	Chisago	Solar	150	2024-01-09	Cluster Study	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J3543	Dakota	Battery	150	2024-04-18	In Progress (unknown study)	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J3850	Pine	Solar	150	2024-12-31		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4157	Morrison	Wind	150	2025-10-03		MINNESOTA POWER INC.	Current status
J874	Murray	Solar	150	2017-06-16	Construction	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J967	Mower	Wind	150	2018-03-12	Construction	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Surplus; J1566	Martin	Battery	150	2025-01-14		SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J2861	Mower	Solar	147	2022-09-13	Cluster Study	DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE	Current status
J3233	Yellow Medicine	Solar	140	2024-03-28	In Progress (unknown study)	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
Replacing 135.5 MW with 135.5 MW BESS; Blue Lake Units 1 2 4	Scott	Other+Battery	136	2024-05-31		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2885	Red Lake	Solar	130	2022-09-06	Cluster Study	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4059	Mcleod	Solar	129	2025-08-20		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4057	Mower	Solar	127	2025-08-22		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J1620	Pipestone	Solar	125	2024-04-17	IA Pending	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2087	Renville	Solar	125	2025-08-19	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4096	Goodhue	Wind	120	2025-10-07		MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICES - TRANSMISSION	Current status
J3552	Mcleod	Solar	112	2024-04-16	In Progress (unknown study)	MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICES - TRANSMISSION	Current status
Benton Solar II	Benton	Solar	106	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	Xcel Energy	Current status
J1124	Olmsted	Solar	100	2018-03-12	Construction	SMMPA	Current status
J1426	Benton	Solar	100	2019-04-29	Construction	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J1445	Benton	Solar	100	2019-04-29	Construction	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J1534	Olmsted	Solar	100	2025-04-14	IA Pending	SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY	Current status
J2309	Murray	Solar	100	2021-09-07	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2495	Benton	Solar	100	2022-09-13	Cluster Study	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J3172	Dakota	Battery	100	2022-09-14	Cluster Study	MISO	Current status
J3439	Sherburne	Solar	100	2024-04-11	In Progress (unknown study)	MISO	Current status
J569	Rock	Wind	100	2016-05-06	IA Executed	MISO	Current status
replacing 100MW of un-built solar with BESS; Mayhew	Benton	Other+Battery	100	2023-11-28		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Surplus; J385	Chisago	Other+Battery	100	2024-07-09		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Surplus; J1426	Benton	Battery	100	2025-03-17		GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
Surplus; J385	Chisago	Battery	100	2025-08-22		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Hoot Lake Battery Energy Storage System	Otter Tail	Battery	91	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	Otter Tail Power Company	Current status
Boswell Solar Project	Itasca	Solar	87	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	Minnesota Power	Current status
J1164	Rock	Solar	80	2018-03-12	IA Executed	ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J2879	Washington	Battery	80	2022-09-14	Cluster Study	MISO	Current status
J4009	Marshall	Solar	80	2025-04-25		OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2550	Yellow Medicine	Battery	75	2022-09-14	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Surplus; J1325	Rock	Battery	72	2025-02-18		ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J1575	Marshall	Wind	70	2020-06-25	IA Pending	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3529	Mahnomen	Solar	64	2024-05-20	In Progress (unknown study)	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
Replacing 55 MW with 29 MW Natural Gas/Fuel Oil; Blue Lake Unit 3	Scott	Gas+Other	55	2024-05-16		MISO	Current status
J3213	Hennepin	Gas	51	2022-09-01	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2867	Wabasha	Solar	50	2022-09-12	Cluster Study	ROCHESTER PUBLIC UTILITIES	Current status
J523	Mower	Solar	50	2015-11-16	IA Executed	MISO	Current status
J718	Fillmore	Solar	50	2016-09-13	Construction	DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE	Current status
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	Otter Tail	Solar+Other	50	2020-05-15		OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
Mount Simon Station	Olmsted	Gas	50	2025-08-11	In Progress (unknown study)	Rochester Public Utilities	Current status
J485	Olmsted	Gas	47	2015-10-12	IA Executed	MISO	Current status
J2276	Douglas	Solar+Wind	40	2022-04-11	Cluster Study	MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICES - TRANSMISSION	Current status
G005	Lincoln	Gas	29	1999-02-15	In Progress (unknown study)	MISO	Current status
G621	Pipestone	Wind	20	2006-04-18	IA Executed	MISO	Current status
J1045	Murray	Battery	20	2018-03-12	Construction	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2116	Cook	Diesel	18	2023-12-08	Cluster Study	GREAT RIVER ENERGY	Current status
J4200	Ramsey	Hydro	16	2025-09-30		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
G177	Lyon	Other	5	2002-03-04	IA Executed	MISO	Current status
R101	Red Lake	Wind+Gas	5	2016-03-17	IA Executed	MISO	Current status
J1826	Dakota	Hydro	4	2022-09-08	IA Pending	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3219	Dakota	Hydro	3	2022-09-14	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
G006	Clay	Wind	2	1999-02-15	In Progress (unknown study)	MISO	Current status
G081	Pipestone	Wind	1	2001-02-22	IA Executed	MISO	Current status
J258	Stearns	Diesel	1	2012-10-30	IA Executed	MISO	Current status
L009	Jackson	Other	-11	2005-01-14	In Progress (unknown study)	MISO	Current status
L002	Scott	Other	-28	2004-05-11	In Progress (unknown study)	MISO	Current status

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