Stark County, ND interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Stark County, ND, requesting 332 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 8 have been withdrawn since 2002.
Source: interconnection queues published by 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 Stark County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 2 | 332 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 150 MW | 9.1% |
| Still pending | 2 | 332 MW | 18.2% |
| Withdrawn | 8 | 1.5 GW | 72.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GI-0217 | Coal | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2002-11 | WAPA-IS |
| GEN-2022-220 | Solar | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2023-198 | Solar | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GI-1312 | Wind | 201 MW | withdrawn | 2013-11 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1502 | Wind | 182 MW | active | 2015-03 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1414 | Wind | 150 MW | completed | 2014-10 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1415 | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2014-11 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1509 | Wind | 150 MW | active | 2015-09 | WAPA-IS |
| GEN-2015-091 | Wind | 101 MW | withdrawn | 2015-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2016-066 | Wind | 13 MW | withdrawn | 2016-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2016-065 | Wind | 7 MW | withdrawn | 2016-03 | SPP |
How this county ranks
Stark County ranks #743 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #8 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 |
| Oliver County | 2 | 404 MW |
| Ward County | 3 | 400 MW |
| Dickey County | 1 | 300 MW |
Go deeper on Stark 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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