Stillwater County, MT interconnection queue
4 interconnection applications are pending in Stillwater County, MT, requesting 595 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 12 have been withdrawn since 2004.
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 Stillwater County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 1 | 315 MW |
| Gas | 1 | 150 MW |
| Solar | 2 | 130 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 82 MW | 10.0% |
| Still pending | 4 | 595 MW | 20.0% |
| Withdrawn | 12 | 1.7 GW | 60.0% |
| Suspended | 2 | — | 10.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Wind | 396 MW | withdrawn | 2004-05 | NWMT |
| 300 | Wind | 315 MW | active | 2016-07 | NWMT |
| 302 | Wind | 302 MW | withdrawn | 2016-09 | NWMT |
| 438 | Wind | 250 MW | suspended | 2023-01 | NWMT |
| 145 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2011-07 | NWMT |
| 147 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2011-08 | NWMT |
| 421 | Solar | 200 MW | suspended | 2022-02 | NWMT |
| 465 | Gas | 150 MW | active | 2024-06 | NWMT |
| 449 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | NWMT |
| 451 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | NWMT |
| 148 | Wind | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2012-01 | NWMT |
| 244 | Wind | 80 MW | completed | 2016-02 | NWMT |
| 327 | Wind | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2017-07 | NWMT |
| 328 | Wind | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2017-07 | NWMT |
| 409 | Wind | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2021-02 | NWMT |
How this county ranks
Stillwater County ranks #561 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #6 of 29 in Montana.
Other Montana counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatland County | 8 | 3.2 GW |
| Rosebud County | 5 | 2.9 GW |
| Meagher County | 4 | 1.5 GW |
| Yellowstone County | 6 | 1.2 GW |
| Big Horn County | 3 | 608 MW |
| Broadwater County | 2 | 160 MW |
| Cascade County | 1 | 70 MW |
| Lewis and Clark County | 3 | 19 MW |
Go deeper on Stillwater 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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