Benton County, MN interconnection queue
4 interconnection applications are pending in Benton County, MN, requesting 699 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 3 have been withdrawn since 2018.
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 Benton County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 3 | 450 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 249 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 200 MW | 22.2% |
| Still pending | 4 | 699 MW | 44.4% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 684 MW | 33.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Lake - Benton County (GRE) 230kV | Solar | 304 MW | withdrawn | 2025-10 | MISO |
| BENTON COUNTY 345 - START DBL CKT W/EW LINE 345.0kV | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2025-02 | MISO |
| Cherry Park Substation | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2024-03 | MISO |
| Mud Lake - Benton County (GRE) 230kV | Wind | 249 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Benton County 115 kV | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Benton County 115kV Substation | Solar | 100 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| Mayhew Lake 115kV Substation | Solar | 100 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| GRE-BENTON 7 115kV | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2025-03 | MISO |
| Platte River 115 kV Substation | Solar | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Benton County ranks #512 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #10 of 24 in Minnesota.
Other Minnesota counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Redwood County | 6 | 1.5 GW |
| Goodhue County | 5 | 1.1 GW |
| Olmsted County | 6 | 1.1 GW |
| Mower County | 5 | 1.0 GW |
| Lyon County | 4 | 935 MW |
| Clay County | 3 | 920 MW |
| Dakota County | 6 | 888 MW |
| Murray County | 4 | 730 MW |
Go deeper on Benton 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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