Clay County, MN interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Clay County, MN, requesting 920 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 2 have been withdrawn since 2001.
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 Clay County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 3 | 920 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 11 MW | 16.7% |
| Still pending | 3 | 920 MW | 50.0% |
| Withdrawn | 2 | 89 MW | 33.3% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDRIA - BISON 345.0kV | Solar | 430 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| ALEXANDRIA - BISON 345.0kV | Solar | 245 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| ALEXANDRIA - BISON 345.0kV | Solar | 245 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| GI-0109 | Gas | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2001-08 | WAPA-IS |
| Tamarac | Wind | 39 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | MISO |
| GI-0825 | Solar | 11 MW | completed | 2008-12 | WAPA-IS |
How this county ranks
Clay County ranks #405 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #6 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 |
| Dakota County | 6 | 888 MW |
| Murray County | 4 | 730 MW |
| Cottonwood County | 3 | 700 MW |
Go deeper on Clay 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.