Butler County, NE interconnection queue
1 interconnection applications are pending in Butler County, NE, requesting 174 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 4 have been withdrawn since 2006.
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 Butler County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1 | 174 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 1 | 174 MW | 20.0% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 550 MW | 80.0% |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| GEN-2013-040 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2013-12 | SPP |
| GEN-2019-039 | Solar | 174 MW | active | 2019-05 | SPP |
| GEN-2011-005 | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2011-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2006-038N001 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2006-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2007-010N02 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2007-03 | SPP |
How this county ranks
Butler County ranks #967 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #12 of 25 in Nebraska.
Other Nebraska counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | 17 | 3.3 GW |
| Cass County | 9 | 2.3 GW |
| Gage County | 6 | 1.5 GW |
| Burt County | 4 | 1.1 GW |
| Custer County | 2 | 500 MW |
| Lincoln County | 2 | 456 MW |
| Douglas County | 3 | 450 MW |
| Scotts Bluff County | 1 | 400 MW |
Go deeper on Butler 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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