Cerro Gordo County, IA interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Cerro Gordo County, IA, requesting 1.4 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 8 have been withdrawn since 2017.
Source: interconnection queues published by MISO. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
What is waiting in Cerro Gordo County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 2 | 885 MW |
| Solar | 3 | 520 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 5 | 1.4 GW | 38.5% |
| Withdrawn | 8 | 1.6 GW | 61.5% |
| Suspended | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Withdrawal is the ordinary outcome of an interconnection application nationally, not a sign of a problem in this county. Most withdrawals are a developer testing a site and moving on.
The largest projects on file
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killdeer | Gas | 787 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| Killdeer - Quinn 345kV | Solar | 450 MW | withdrawn | 2025-02 | MISO |
| Emery 161kV | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Killdeer | Solar | 210 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Killdeer | Solar | 210 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Killdeer 345 kV Substation | Wind | 194 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Emery-Floyd 161kV | Wind | 180 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | MISO |
| FLOYD - EMERY (ITCM) 161.0kV | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Emery 161 kV Substation | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
| Colby 345 kV Substation | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Killdeer 345/161 sub (Emery station 161 outlet) | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Emery | Gas | 98 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| Emery - Lime Creek 161 kV Line Tap | Solar | 96 MW | withdrawn | 2019-04 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Cerro Gordo County ranks #273 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #2 of 21 in Iowa.
Other Iowa counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Linn County | 10 | 2.3 GW |
| Washington County | 3 | 1.1 GW |
| Marshall County | 4 | 717 MW |
| Clinton County | 3 | 610 MW |
| Franklin County | 3 | 560 MW |
| Webster County | 2 | 470 MW |
| Story County | 2 | 400 MW |
| Muscatine County | 3 | 329 MW |
Go deeper on Cerro Gordo County
The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.
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