Palo Alto County, IA interconnection queue
1 interconnection applications are pending in Palo Alto County, IA, requesting 200 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2006.
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 Palo Alto County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 1 | 200 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 450 MW | 25.0% |
| Still pending | 1 | 200 MW | 12.5% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 751 MW | 62.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obrien - Kossuth 345kV Line (J529 & J590 New Substation) | Solar | 250 MW | completed | 2017-06 | MISO |
| PALO ALTO - KOSSUTH COUNTY 345.0kV | Wind | 200 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Kossuth - O'Brien 345 kV Line Tap | Wind | 200 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| Kossuth-O'Brien 345kV | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2016-11 | MISO |
| GI-0612a | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2006-08 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0807a | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2008-03 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0703a | Wind | 101 MW | withdrawn | 2007-02 | WAPA-IS |
| Emmestburg - Freedom 69kV Line | Wind | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Palo Alto County ranks #917 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #12 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 Palo Alto 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.