Mercer County, ND interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Mercer County, ND, requesting 534 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 20 have been withdrawn since 2001.
Source: interconnection queues published by SPP, WAPA-IS. 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 Mercer County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 2 | 384 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 150 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 210 MW | 8.0% |
| Still pending | 3 | 534 MW | 12.0% |
| Withdrawn | 20 | 5.1 GW | 80.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN-2021-072 | Solar | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2021-05 | SPP |
| GI-0321 | Coal | 510 MW | withdrawn | 2003-09 | WAPA-IS |
| GEN-2021-094 | Gas | 446 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | SPP |
| GEN-2021-095 | Gas | 446 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | SPP |
| Coyote Switchyard 345kV Substation | Hybrid | 347 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Coyote Switchyard 345kV Substation | Hybrid | 347 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Coyote Switchyard 345kV Substation | Hybrid | 347 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Coyote Switchyard | Solar | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2024-03 | MISO |
| GEN-2024-141 | Wind | 212 MW | active | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2016-130 | Wind | 202 MW | completed | 2016-11 | SPP |
| Coyote Switchyard 345 kV Substation | Hybrid | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| GEN-2016-108 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2016-11 | SPP |
| GI-0928 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2009-10 | WAPA-IS |
| GEN-2024-191 | Battery | 199 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2024-192 | Battery | 199 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
How this county ranks
Mercer County ranks #595 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 of 17 in North Dakota.
Other North Dakota counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Williams County | 5 | 2.2 GW |
| Cass County | 4 | 1.1 GW |
| 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 Mercer 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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