Goodhue County, MN interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Goodhue County, MN, requesting 1.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 4 have been withdrawn since 2018.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 Goodhue County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 4 | 1.0 GW |
| Wind | 1 | 120 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 5 | 1.1 GW | 55.6% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 380 MW | 44.4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NROC 3 (601039) to PR ISLD3 (601003) 345 kV line | Solar | 330 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| Hampton - Prairie Island 345.0kV | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| North Rochester - Prairie Island 345.0kV | Solar | 240 MW | active | 2025-09 | MISO |
| NORTH ROCHESTER | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| NORTH ROCHESTER | Solar | 150 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Other_ | Wind | 120 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| Hampton - Prairie Island 345.0kV | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| North Rochester 161kV | Solar | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Cannon Falls 115kV Substation | Solar | 30 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Goodhue County ranks #341 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #2 of 24 in Minnesota.
Other Minnesota counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Redwood County | 6 | 1.5 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 |
| Cottonwood County | 3 | 700 MW |
Go deeper on Goodhue 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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