Rock County, MN interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Rock County, MN, requesting 302 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 2 have been withdrawn since 2018.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 Rock County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 230 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 72 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 280 MW | 33.3% |
| Still pending | 2 | 302 MW | 33.3% |
| Withdrawn | 2 | 280 MW | 33.3% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia | Unknown | 230 MW | active | 2026-01 | MISO |
| Magnolia 161 kV substation | Solar | 200 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| Magnolia 161 kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Magnolia 161 kV Substation | Solar | 80 MW | completed | 2018-03 | MISO |
| Magnolia | Solar | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2024-03 | MISO |
| Magnolia | Solar | 72 MW | active | 2025-02 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Rock County ranks #774 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #18 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 Rock 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.