Data centers and new power in Bollinger County, MO

600 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Bollinger County, MO — 3 active requests. Typical wait: 2.5 years. 0 projects are built, 2 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.

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We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Bollinger County itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.

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The power picture

What is happening with electricity in Bollinger County

Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Bollinger County right now.

600 MW
of new power is waiting to connect
3 projects asked. Not yet approved. Roughly what 480,000 homes use.
0 MW
has actually been built
0 projects switched on so far.
2.5 yrs
typical wait to plug in

Where every request ever filed here ended up

  • Still waiting 60%
  • Withdrawn 40%

Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Bollinger County.

What kind of power is asking to connect

  • Solar + battery 75%
  • Solar 25%

By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.

All the numbers

5 requests ever filed
Pending applications
3
of 5 ever filed
Capacity queued
600 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
0 MW
0 projects connected
Built vs decided
0.0%
2 withdrawn
Median wait
2.5 yr
for applications still pending

Source: interconnection queues published by MISO. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.

Outcome of every request filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built00 MW0.0%
Still waiting3600 MW60.0%
Withdrawn2350 MW40.0%
Paused0—0.0%

Waiting to connect, by type of power

TypeProjectsCapacity requested
Solar + battery2450 MW
Solar1150 MW

Key dates for projects here

1 dated · next closes 2027-09-10 (MISO)
QueueWhat closesClosesStanding
MISOMISO DPP-2026 Definitive Planning Phase application deadline
Attachment X of the tariff and BPM-015.
2027-09-10confirmed source
FERCFERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses
Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70…
No date published yetunconfirmed source
FERCFERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking
Still at ANOPR stage.
No date published yetconfirmed source
FERCGeorgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution
A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed.
No date published yetconfirmed source

A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.

The biggest projects on file

top 5 by size
ProjectTypeCapacityStatusFiledQueue
7RUSH - 7BALDWIN 345.0kVSolar + battery250 MWactive2022-09MISO
St. Francois to Lutesville 345 kVSolar200 MWwithdrawn2020-06MISO
St. Francois (Bus #345773) - Lutesville (Bus #344974) 345 kV LineSolar + battery200 MWactive2025-07MISO
5HERITAGE - 5FREDTN 161.0kVSolar150 MWwithdrawn2024-04MISO
5HERITAGE - 5FREDTN 161.0kVSolar150 MWactive2024-04MISO

How Bollinger County compares

#559 in the US · #6 in MO

Bollinger County ranks #559 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #6 of 26 in Missouri.

CountyWaitingCapacity queued
Randolph County133.5 GW
Clinton County41.4 GW
Jackson County8869 MW
Clay County6860 MW
Macon County3608 MW
Nodaway County2468 MW
New Madrid County6462 MW
Stoddard County2425 MW

Common questions about power in Bollinger County

How long does it take to get power for a data center in Bollinger County, MO?

The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Bollinger County is 2.5 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 0 projects in Bollinger County have reached energization and 2 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.

How much capacity is available in Bollinger County, MO?

600 MW is currently requested across 3 active interconnection requests, and 0 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.

Is Bollinger County, MO a good site for a data center?

This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Missouri policy page.

Where does the data on this page come from?

The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Bollinger County — MISO — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.

Go deeper on Bollinger 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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