Dakota County, MN interconnection queue
6 interconnection applications are pending in Dakota County, MN, requesting 888 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2017.
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 Dakota County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 5 | 885 MW |
| Hydro | 1 | 3 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 4 MW | 8.3% |
| Still pending | 6 | 888 MW | 50.0% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 867 MW | 41.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPTON 345 KV | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Rosemount - Nininger 115kV Line | Gas | 220 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
| Hampton Corners 345 kV Substation | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | MISO |
| Nininger 115 kV | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2025-09 | MISO |
| Rosemount - Nininger (GRE) 115 kV line | Solar | 197 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| CHUB LAKE - 304JB21/22 - HAMPTON - 8S50/51 345.0kV | Solar | 150 MW | active | 2025-07 | MISO |
| Hampton 345kV | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Chub Lake 115 kV | Solar | 135 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| West Hastings 115kV Substation | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2019-04 | MISO |
| GRE-NININGR7 115 kV | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Cannon Falls Transmission 69 kV | Hydro | 4 MW | completed | 2022-09 | MISO |
| CANNON FALLS TRANSM. | Hydro | 3 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Dakota County ranks #423 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #7 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 |
| Murray County | 4 | 730 MW |
| Cottonwood County | 3 | 700 MW |
Go deeper on Dakota 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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