Cass County, ND interconnection queue
4 interconnection applications are pending in Cass County, ND, requesting 1.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 13 have been withdrawn since 2017.
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 Cass County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 1 | 481 MW |
| Solar | 2 | 400 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 200 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 200 MW | 5.6% |
| Still pending | 4 | 1.1 GW | 22.2% |
| Withdrawn | 13 | 2.7 GW | 72.2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISON | Hybrid | 481 MW | active | 2022-07 | MISO |
| Bison Substation 345 kV | Wind | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Buffalo 345 kV Substation | Hybrid | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2025-10 | MISO |
| Buffalo 345 kV Substation | Hybrid | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2025-10 | MISO |
| Bison 345kV Substation | Wind | 207 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | MISO |
| Buffalo 115 kV | Wind | 200 MW | active | 2024-10 | MISO |
| Bison | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2024-03 | MISO |
| Bison 345 kV Substation | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | MISO |
| Buffalo 345kV Substation | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2019-04 | MISO |
| Bison 345kV Substation | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
| Bison-Alexandria 345kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| BISON | Solar | 200 MW | completed | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Bison 345kV Substation | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
| Bison 345 kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | MISO |
| BISON | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2025-03 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Cass County ranks #353 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #2 of 17 in North Dakota.
Other North Dakota counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Williams County | 5 | 2.2 GW |
| Mercer County | 3 | 534 MW |
| Morton County | 4 | 450 MW |
| Stutsman County | 2 | 447 MW |
| Oliver County | 2 | 404 MW |
| Ward County | 3 | 400 MW |
| Stark County | 2 | 332 MW |
| Dickey County | 1 | 300 MW |
Go deeper on Cass 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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