Van Buren County, MI interconnection queue
11 interconnection applications are pending in Van Buren County, MI, requesting 2.3 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 15 have been withdrawn since 2007.
Source: interconnection queues published by MISO, PJM. 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 Van Buren County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 8 | 1.4 GW |
| Nuclear | 1 | 735 MW |
| Battery | 2 | 100 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 2.1 GW | 7.1% |
| Still pending | 11 | 2.3 GW | 39.3% |
| Withdrawn | 15 | 5.1 GW | 53.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segreto 345kV | Gas | 1.3 GW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PJM |
| Covert | Gas | 1.1 GW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Covert - Palisades 345kV Line | Gas | 1.1 GW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
| Segreto (Covert) 345kV | Gas | 1.1 GW | completed | 2016-09 | PJM |
| Cook-Palesades 345kV | Gas | 1.0 GW | completed | 2007-10 | PJM |
| Palisades Switchyard | Nuclear | 735 MW | active | 2025-07 | MISO |
| Argenta - Twin Branch 345 kV | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | PJM |
| ARGENTA - PALISADES 345.0kV | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Palisades to Argenta 345 kV | Hybrid | 240 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| ARGENTA - TWIN BRANCH 345.0kV | Solar | 220 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| ARGENTA - PALISADES 345.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| ARGENTA - PALISADES 345.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2024-12 | MISO |
| PALISADES - VERGENNES 345.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| ARGENTA - PALISADES 345.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| Argenta - Twin Branch 345 kV | Solar | 185 MW | active | 2021-09 | PJM |
How this county ranks
Van Buren County ranks #164 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #5 of 42 in Michigan.
Other Michigan counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | 7 | 3.9 GW |
| Huron County | 16 | 3.6 GW |
| Livingston County | 6 | 2.3 GW |
| Branch County | 7 | 2.3 GW |
| Washtenaw County | 7 | 2.2 GW |
| Saginaw County | 10 | 1.8 GW |
| Genesee County | 4 | 1.4 GW |
| Sanilac County | 7 | 1.4 GW |
Go deeper on Van Buren 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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