Brookings County, SD interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in Brookings County, SD, requesting 980 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 8 have been withdrawn since 2001.
Source: interconnection queues published by MISO. 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 Brookings County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 980 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 308 MW | 23.1% |
| Still pending | 2 | 980 MW | 15.4% |
| Withdrawn | 8 | 1.3 GW | 61.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split Rock - White (WAPA) 345.0kV | Solar | 490 MW | active | 2025-04 | MISO |
| BROOKINGS COUNTY | Solar | 490 MW | active | 2025-04 | MISO |
| GI-0704 | Gas | 240 MW | completed | 2007-03 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0108 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2001-08 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0312 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2003-04 | WAPA-IS |
| BROOKINGS COUNTY | Solar | 175 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| GEN-2023-082 | Battery | 175 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GI-0303 | Wind | 170 MW | withdrawn | 2003-03 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0106 | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2001-07 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0116 | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2001-11 | WAPA-IS |
| Brookings - Yankee 115kV Line Tap | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | MISO |
| GI-0716 | Gas | 60 MW | completed | 2007-07 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0405 | Other | 8 MW | completed | 2004-05 | WAPA-IS |
How this county ranks
Brookings County ranks #376 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 of 19 in South Dakota.
Other South Dakota counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell County | 10 | 2.1 GW |
| Deuel County | 2 | 1.3 GW |
| Grant County | 2 | 500 MW |
| McPherson County | 2 | 400 MW |
| Brown County | 3 | 374 MW |
| Day County | 1 | 300 MW |
| Bon Homme County | 1 | 200 MW |
| Clark County | 1 | 200 MW |
Go deeper on Brookings 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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