Howard County, IA interconnection queue
1 interconnection applications are pending in Howard County, IA, requesting 155 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 2 have been withdrawn since 2017.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 Howard County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 1 | 155 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 220 MW | 40.0% |
| Still pending | 1 | 155 MW | 20.0% |
| Withdrawn | 2 | 330 MW | 40.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazleton-Mitchell County 345kV line | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | MISO |
| MITCHELL COUNTY (ITCM) - HAZLETON (ITCM) 345.0kV | Wind | 155 MW | active | 2025-02 | MISO |
| Hazleton-Mitchell County 345kV line | Wind | 130 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Beaver Creek to Rice 161 kV line tap (same POI as J898) | Wind | 120 MW | completed | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Rice - Beaver Creek 161kV line tap | Wind | 100 MW | completed | 2017-06 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Howard County ranks #996 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #15 of 21 in Iowa.
Other Iowa counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Linn County | 10 | 2.3 GW |
| Cerro Gordo County | 5 | 1.4 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 |
Go deeper on Howard 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.