Williams County, ND interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Williams County, ND, requesting 2.2 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 10 projects have been built here and 9 have been withdrawn since 2007.
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 Williams County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 2 | 1.5 GW |
| Wind | 2 | 506 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 200 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 10 | 1.4 GW | 41.7% |
| Still pending | 5 | 2.2 GW | 20.8% |
| Withdrawn | 9 | 1.6 GW | 37.5% |
| 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-2024-082 | Gas | 745 MW | active | 2024-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2024-081 | Gas | 745 MW | active | 2024-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2015-046 | Wind | 300 MW | completed | 2015-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2017-048 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2017-05 | SPP |
| GEN-2018-067 | Wind | 255 MW | active | 2018-10 | SPP |
| GI-1503 | Wind | 251 MW | active | 2015-03 | WAPA-IS |
| GEN-2022-083 | Gas | 250 MW | completed | 2022-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-010 | Gas | 250 MW | completed | 2022-05 | SPP |
| GEN-2023-097 | Battery | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GI-1006 | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2010-06 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1211 | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2012-08 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1305 | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2013-05 | WAPA-IS |
| GEN-2024-329 | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-037 | Wind | 181 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | SPP |
| GI-1410 | Wind | 150 MW | completed | 2014-06 | WAPA-IS |
How this county ranks
Williams County ranks #173 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #1 of 17 in North Dakota.
Other North Dakota counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Stark County | 2 | 332 MW |
| Dickey County | 1 | 300 MW |
Go deeper on Williams 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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