Custer County, NE interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Custer County, NE, requesting 500 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 9 have been withdrawn since 2006.
Source: interconnection queues published by BHP, 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 Custer County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 2 | 500 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 155 MW | 15.4% |
| Still pending | 2 | 500 MW | 15.4% |
| Withdrawn | 9 | 1.2 GW | 69.2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHBE G13 | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2017-07 | BHP |
| GEN-2017-001 | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2016-12 | SPP |
| GEN-2023-133 | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2016-074 | Wind | 200 MW | active | 2016-04 | SPP |
| GEN-2024-233 | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2016-026 | Wind | 120 MW | withdrawn | 2016-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2006-038N006 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2006-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2006-038N007 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2006-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2016-025 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2016-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2006-038N005 | Wind | 80 MW | completed | 2006-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2006-037N1 | Wind | 75 MW | completed | 2006-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2010-038 | Wind | 75 MW | withdrawn | 2010-08 | SPP |
| GEN-2012-039 | Wind | 75 MW | withdrawn | 2012-09 | SPP |
How this county ranks
Custer County ranks #621 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #5 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 |
| Lincoln County | 2 | 456 MW |
| Douglas County | 3 | 450 MW |
| Scotts Bluff County | 1 | 400 MW |
| Washington County | 2 | 300 MW |
Go deeper on Custer 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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