Pocahontas County, IA interconnection queue
1 interconnection applications are pending in Pocahontas County, IA, requesting 156 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 4 have been withdrawn since 2007.
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 Pocahontas County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1 | 156 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 7 MW | 16.7% |
| Still pending | 1 | 156 MW | 16.7% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 3.5 GW | 66.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddtown I Wind 1500 MW | Wind | 1.5 GW | withdrawn | 2007-10 | PJM |
| Paddtown II Wind 1500 MW | Wind | 1.5 GW | withdrawn | 2007-10 | PJM |
| Webster-Irvington 345kV | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Lemars Tap-Little Sioux 161kV | Wind | 175 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Sac - Pocahontas 161 kV | Solar | 156 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| GI-1201 | Solar | 7 MW | completed | 2012-01 | WAPA-IS |
How this county ranks
Pocahontas County ranks #993 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #14 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 Pocahontas 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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