Data centers and new power in Nodaway County, MO

468 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Nodaway County, MO — 2 active requests. Typical wait: 9.9 years. 2 projects are built, 12 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.

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We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Nodaway 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 Nodaway 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 Nodaway County right now.

468 MW
of new power is waiting to connect
2 projects asked. Not yet approved. Roughly what 374,000 homes use.
468 MW
has actually been built
2 projects switched on so far.
9.9 yrs
typical wait to plug in

Where every request ever filed here ended up

  • Built 12%
  • Still waiting 12%
  • Withdrawn 75%

Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on.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

What kind of power is asking to connect

  • Wind 100%

By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.

All the numbers

16 requests ever filed
Pending applications
2
of 16 ever filed
Capacity queued
468 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
468 MW
2 projects connected
Built vs decided
14.3%
12 withdrawn
Median wait
9.9 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
844 MW
indicator, see note

Source: interconnection queues published by AEC. 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
Built2468 MW12.5%
Still waiting2468 MW12.5%
Withdrawn122.5 GW75.0%
Paused0—0.0%

Waiting to connect, by type of power

TypeProjectsCapacity requested
Wind2468 MW

Key dates for projects here

no dated windows published
QueueWhat closesClosesStanding
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 15 by size
ProjectTypeCapacityStatusFiledQueue
GEN-2024-028Natural gas451 MWwithdrawn2024-10SPP
GEN-2024-053Natural gas451 MWwithdrawn2024-10SPP
GEN-2006-017Wind300 MWwithdrawn2006-06SPP
GEN-2018-022Solar300 MWwithdrawn2018-05SPP
GI-67Wind250 MWwithdrawn2018-03AEC
ASGI-2017-006Wind238 MWcompleted—SPP
GI-53Wind238 MWactive2016-05AEC
ASGI-2018-001Wind230 MWcompleted2018-01SPP
GI-61Wind230 MWactive2017-05AEC
Maryville - Clarinda 161 kV Line TapWind200 MWwithdrawn2018-03MISO
GEN-2007-053Wind110 MWwithdrawn2007-11SPP
GEN-2007-016Wind100 MWwithdrawn2007-03SPP
GEN-2007-017Wind100 MWwithdrawn2007-04SPP
GI-36Wind100 MWwithdrawn2009-04AEC
GI-44Wind100 MWwithdrawn2011-01AEC

How Nodaway County compares

#645 in the US · #7 in MO

Nodaway County ranks #645 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #7 of 26 in Missouri.

CountyWaitingCapacity queued
Randolph County133.5 GW
Clinton County41.4 GW
Jackson County8869 MW
Clay County6860 MW
Macon County3608 MW
Bollinger County3600 MW
New Madrid County6462 MW
Stoddard County2425 MW

Common questions about power in Nodaway County

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

The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Nodaway County is 9.9 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 2 projects in Nodaway County have reached energization and 12 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.

How much capacity is available in Nodaway County, MO?

468 MW is currently requested across 2 active interconnection requests, and 468 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 Nodaway 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 Nodaway County — AEC — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.

Go deeper on Nodaway 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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