Brown County, SD interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Brown County, SD, requesting 374 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 5 projects have been built here and 8 have been withdrawn since 2003.
Source: interconnection queues published by NWMT, 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 Brown County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 1 | 270 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 99 MW |
| Gas | 1 | 5 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 5 | 384 MW | 31.2% |
| Still pending | 3 | 374 MW | 18.8% |
| Withdrawn | 8 | 868 MW | 50.0% |
| 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-2024-035 | Hybrid | 270 MW | active | 2024-10 | SPP |
| Ellendale 345 - Twin Brooks 345.0kV | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | MISO |
| GI-0820 | Gas | 120 MW | withdrawn | 2008-07 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0316 | Gas | 110 MW | completed | 2003-08 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0608 | Gas | 106 MW | completed | 2006-07 | WAPA-IS |
| GEN-2023-084 | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GI-0918 | Wind | 100 MW | completed | 2009-06 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0910 | Wind | 99 MW | withdrawn | 2009-03 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1214 | Wind | 99 MW | withdrawn | 2012-10 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1411 | Wind | 99 MW | withdrawn | 2014-08 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1505 | Wind | 99 MW | active | 2015-04 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0819 | Gas | 96 MW | withdrawn | 2008-07 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-1004 | Gas | 60 MW | completed | 2010-03 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0314 | Other | 8 MW | completed | 2003-06 | WAPA-IS |
| 403 | Gas | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-01 | NWMT |
How this county ranks
Brown County ranks #716 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #6 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 |
| Brookings County | 2 | 980 MW |
| Grant County | 2 | 500 MW |
| McPherson County | 2 | 400 MW |
| Day County | 1 | 300 MW |
| Bon Homme County | 1 | 200 MW |
| Clark County | 1 | 200 MW |
Go deeper on Brown 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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