Ward County, ND interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Ward County, ND, requesting 400 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 8 have been withdrawn since 2001.
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 Ward County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 2 | 200 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 200 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 124 MW | 26.7% |
| Still pending | 3 | 400 MW | 20.0% |
| Withdrawn | 8 | 880 MW | 53.3% |
| 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-2024-327 | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GI-0905 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2009-02 | WAPA-IS |
| Magic City 230kV sub | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
| GI-0821 | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2008-07 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1308 | Wind | 120 MW | withdrawn | 2013-07 | WAPA-IS |
| GEN-2017-215 | Wind | 100 MW | active | 2017-11 | SPP |
| GEN-2017-214 | Wind | 100 MW | active | 2017-11 | SPP |
| GEN-2017-216 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2017-11 | SPP |
| GI-0503 | Wind | 100 MW | completed | 2005-01 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0805 | Wind | 60 MW | withdrawn | 2008-02 | WAPA-IS |
| GEN-2017-235 | Wind | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2017-11 | SPP |
| GEN-2017-236 | Wind | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2017-11 | SPP |
| GI-0720 | Wind | 16 MW | completed | 2007-11 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0808 | Wind | 5 MW | completed | 2008-04 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0113 | Wind | 3 MW | completed | 2001-10 | WAPA-IS |
How this county ranks
Ward County ranks #699 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #7 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 |
| Stark County | 2 | 332 MW |
| Dickey County | 1 | 300 MW |
Go deeper on Ward 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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