Rosebud County, MT interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Rosebud County, MT, requesting 2.9 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 24 have been withdrawn since 2002.
Source: interconnection queues published by NWMT. 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 Rosebud County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 4 | 2.1 GW |
| Solar | 1 | 800 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 790 MW | 5.9% |
| Still pending | 5 | 2.9 GW | 14.7% |
| Withdrawn | 24 | 3.1 GW | 70.6% |
| Suspended | 3 | — | 8.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435 | Solar | 800 MW | active | 2022-11 | NWMT |
| 234 | Wind | 750 MW | completed | 2015-12 | NWMT |
| 356 | Wind | 750 MW | active | 2018-10 | NWMT |
| 357 | Wind | 750 MW | active | 2018-10 | NWMT |
| 366 | Wind | 600 MW | suspended | 2019-09 | NWMT |
| 20 | Coal | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2002-03 | NWMT |
| 369 | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2019-11 | NWMT |
| 367 | Wind | 400 MW | suspended | 2019-09 | NWMT |
| GEN-2022-097 | Wind | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2022-10 | SPP |
| 163 | Wind | 301 MW | withdrawn | 2013-07 | NWMT |
| 164 | Wind | 301 MW | withdrawn | 2013-09 | NWMT |
| 379 | Wind | 301 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | NWMT |
| 405 | Solar | 300 MW | suspended | 2021-02 | NWMT |
| 406 | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2021-02 | NWMT |
| 407 | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2021-02 | NWMT |
How this county ranks
Rosebud County ranks #121 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #2 of 29 in Montana.
Other Montana counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatland County | 8 | 3.2 GW |
| Meagher County | 4 | 1.5 GW |
| Yellowstone County | 6 | 1.2 GW |
| Big Horn County | 3 | 608 MW |
| Stillwater County | 4 | 595 MW |
| Broadwater County | 2 | 160 MW |
| Cascade County | 1 | 70 MW |
| Lewis and Clark County | 3 | 19 MW |
Go deeper on Rosebud 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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