Interconnection queue in North Dakota

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: 14,500 MW
Active requests: 63
Median years in queue (active): 3.2
Withdrawn, of requests entered by 2020: 73%

Active capacity by type
Type	Active capacity (MW)	Projects
Solar	1,531	10
Wind	5,448	27
Storage	2,139	12
Gas	3,241	6
Hybrid	1,275	4
Other	866	4

By county

Queue requests by county in North Dakota, 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County	Active capacity (MW)	Projects	Solar	Wind	Storage	Gas	Hybrid	Other	Median years in queue (active)	Withdrawn, of requests entered by 2020
Williams	2,821	8		506	200	1,740		375	3.4
Mercer	2,445	6	349	596		1,500			0.8
Cass	2,279	7	400	200	200		1,000	479	1.2	89% of 28
Morton	1,010	6		907			103		3.8
Oliver	702	3		702					6.7
Stark	657	4		332	325				5.5
Eddy	610	3		401	209				6.7
Richland	472	3	300				172		7.7
Grand Forks	464	2		464					3.1
Stutsman	447	2	247	200					2.9
Ward	408	4		208	200				4.5
Billings	383	1		383					11.6
Dickey	300	1		300					1.7	83% of 24
Dunn	300	1			300				0.8
Sargent	265	2			265				2.2
Mcintosh	262	2		250				12	16.0
Slope	250	1			250				0.8
Burke	171	2			170	1			8.7
Mckenzie	150	1	150						5.7
Emmons	85	2	85						0.2
Lamoure	20	1			20				1.6
Mclean	0	1		0					0.2
Cavalier	0	0
Barnes	0	0
Pembina	0	0
Burleigh	0	0
Steele	0	0
County not given	0	0
Bowman	0	0
Mchenry	0	0
Pierce	0	0
Rolette	0	0
Mountrail	0	0
Adams	0	0
Sheridan	0	0
Hettinger	0	0
Grant	0	0
Kidder	0	0
Nelson	0	0
Ramsey	0	0
Logan	0	0
Sioux	0	0
Griggs	0	0
Divide	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 North Dakota
Project	County	Type	MW	Entered the queue	Study phase	Utility or operator	Live status
ERAS-2025-011	Mercer	Gas	750	2025-10-01	In Progress (unknown study)	BEPC	Current status
ERAS-2025-012	Mercer	Gas	750	2025-10-01	In Progress (unknown study)	BEPC	Current status
GEN-2024-081	Williams	Gas	745	2024-10-30	System Impact Study	BEPC	Current status
GEN-2024-082	Williams	Gas	745	2024-10-30	System Impact Study	BEPC	Current status
J4105	Cass	Solar+Battery	500	2025-10-06		OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4106	Cass	Solar+Battery	500	2025-10-06		OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J3163	Cass	Other	479	2022-07-26	Cluster Study	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
Red Butte Wind	Morton	Wind	457	2025-08-06	In Progress (unknown study)	Great River Energy (GRE)	Current status
GEN-2024-141	Mercer	Wind	424	2025-03-01	System Impact Study	BEPC	Current status
GI-1404	Billings	Wind	383	2014-05-14	In Progress (unknown study)	WAPA/BEPC/HCPD Integrated System	Current status
MPC04000	Oliver	Wind	300	2019-04-25	IA Executed	Minnkota Power Cooperative	Current status
J3280	Dickey	Wind	300	2024-04-17	In Progress (unknown study)	MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.	Current status
GEN-2024-331	Dunn	Battery	300	2025-03-01	System Impact Study	BEPC	Current status
MPC04500	Grand Forks	Wind	258	2023-09-26	Feasibility Study	Minnkota Power Cooperative	Current status
GEN-2018-067	Williams	Wind	255	2018-10-25	IA Executed	MWEC	Current status
GI-1503	Williams	Wind	251	2015-03-23	In Progress (unknown study)	WAPA/BEPC/HCPD Integrated System	Current status
MPC03800	Eddy	Wind	250	2019-02-21	IA Executed	Minnkota Power Cooperative	Current status
J1040	Mcintosh	Wind	250	2018-03-12	Construction	MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.	Current status
GEN-2022-010	Williams	Other	250	2022-05-26	Facility Study	BEPC	Current status
GEN-2022-083	Williams	Gas	250	2022-10-21	Facility Study	BEPC	Current status
GEN-2024-328	Slope	Battery	250	2025-03-01	System Impact Study	BEPC	Current status
J3787	Stutsman	Solar	247	2024-04-16	In Progress (unknown study)	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
GEN-2024-326	Stark	Battery	225	2025-03-01	System Impact Study	WAPA	Current status
MPC04600	Eddy	Battery	209	2025-11-25	In Progress (unknown study)	Minnkota Power Cooperative	Current status
MPC04400	Grand Forks	Wind	206	2022-02-04	System Impact Study	Minnkota Power Cooperative	Current status
GEN-2016-004	Oliver	Wind	202	2016-03-10	IA Executed	BEPC	Current status
J1588	Cass	Solar	200	2024-04-30	IA Pending	NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
J2080	Oliver	Wind	200	2021-08-12	Cluster Study	MINNESOTA POWER INC.	Current status
J2250	Stutsman	Wind	200	2021-11-01	Cluster Study	MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.	Current status
J3522	Cass	Solar	200	2024-03-18	In Progress (unknown study)	ITC MIDWEST	Current status
J3833	Cass	Wind	200	2024-10-01		OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
Surplus; J1588	Cass	Battery	200	2025-03-25		NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY	Current status
GEN-2024-327	Ward	Battery	200	2025-03-01	System Impact Study	CPEC	Current status
GEN-2024-329	Williams	Battery	200	2025-03-01	System Impact Study	MWEC	Current status
GEN-2024-284	Mercer	Solar	199	2025-03-01	System Impact Study	BEPC	Current status
GI-1502	Stark	Wind	182	2015-03-23	In Progress (unknown study)	WAPA/BEPC/HCPD Integrated System	Current status
GEN-2024-034	Sargent	Battery	175	2024-10-30	System Impact Study	WAPA	Current status
J4170	Richland	Solar+Battery	172	2025-10-07		OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
GI-1508	Mercer	Wind	172	2015-09-30	In Progress (unknown study)	WAPA/BEPC/HCPD Integrated System	Current status
MPC03600	Richland	Solar	170	2018-05-04	IA Executed	Minnkota Power Cooperative	Current status
GEN-2023-SR4	Burke	Battery	170	2022-12-15	IA Executed	BEPC	Current status
MPC03900	Eddy	Wind	151	2019-04-16	IA Executed	Minnkota Power Cooperative	Current status
J2502	Morton	Wind	150	2022-09-13	Cluster Study	MINNESOTA POWER INC.	Current status
GEN-2019-037	Mercer	Solar	150	2019-05-17	IA Executed	BEPC	Current status
GEN-2020-091	Mckenzie	Solar	150	2020-04-30	IA Executed	BEPC	Current status
GI-1509	Stark	Wind	150	2015-09-30	In Progress (unknown study)	WAPA/BEPC/HCPD Integrated System	Current status
MPC03700	Richland	Solar	130	2018-05-04	IA Executed	Minnkota Power Cooperative	Current status
GEN-2022-009	Williams	Other	125	2022-05-26	Facility Study	BEPC	Current status
Replace 103.1 MW of Heskett Units 1 & 2 with One (1) General Electric synchronous combustion turbine; Heskett 1 & 2	Morton	Gas+Other	103	2019-06-24		MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.	Current status
J2097	Morton	Wind	100	2021-08-25	Cluster Study	MINNESOTA POWER INC.	Current status
J2157	Morton	Wind	100	2021-08-25	Cluster Study	MINNESOTA POWER INC.	Current status
J3070	Morton	Wind	100	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	MISO	Current status
GEN-2017-214	Ward	Wind	100	2017-11-30	IA Executed	BEPC	Current status
GEN-2017-215	Ward	Wind	100	2017-11-30	IA Executed	BEPC	Current status
GEN-2024-359	Stark	Battery	100	2025-03-01	System Impact Study	WAPA	Current status
J2913	Sargent	Battery	90	2022-09-15	Cluster Study	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY	Current status
J4077	Emmons	Solar	45	2025-10-06		MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.	Current status
J4070	Emmons	Solar	40	2025-10-07		MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.	Current status
GEN-2024-SR12	Lamoure	Battery	20	2024-05-21	IA Pending	WAPA	Current status
G150	Mcintosh	Other	12	2001-11-13		MISO	Current status
GEN-2025-GR5	Ward	Wind	8	2025-10-06	In Progress (unknown study)	WAPA	Current status
GI-1103	Burke	Gas	1	2011-09-09	IA Executed	WAPA/BEPC/HCPD Integrated System	Current status
GEN-2025-GR3	Mclean	Wind	0	2025-10-06	In Progress (unknown study)	WAPA	Current status

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and GridTracker · Queued Up: Interconnection Queue Data File (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) · data for 2025 · as of May 7, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0

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