Oliver County, ND interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Oliver County, ND, requesting 404 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2016.
Source: interconnection queues published by SPP. 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 Oliver County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 1 | 202 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 202 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 2 | 404 MW | 28.6% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 879 MW | 71.4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square Butte East 230kV Substation | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
| GEN-2026-SR33 | Solar | 202 MW | active | 2026-07 | SPP |
| GEN-2016-004 | Wind | 202 MW | active | 2016-03 | SPP |
| Square Butte 230 kV Substation East | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Coyote | Hybrid | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Square Butte 230 kV Substation East | Wind | 175 MW | withdrawn | 2022-01 | MISO |
| Square Butte 230kV Substation | Wind | 4 MW | withdrawn | 2016-11 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Oliver County ranks #685 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #6 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 |
| Mercer County | 3 | 534 MW |
| Morton County | 4 | 450 MW |
| Stutsman County | 2 | 447 MW |
| Ward County | 3 | 400 MW |
| Stark County | 2 | 332 MW |
| Dickey County | 1 | 300 MW |
Go deeper on Oliver 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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