Hand County, SD interconnection queue
0 interconnection applications are pending in Hand County, SD, requesting 0 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 6 have been withdrawn since 2005.
Source: interconnection queues published by the transmission providers serving this county. 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 Hand County, by fuel
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 50 MW | 14.3% |
| Still pending | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Withdrawn | 6 | 7.4 GW | 85.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins HVDC | Unknown | 3.5 GW | withdrawn | 2010-01 | PJM |
| GI-0612 | Wind | 2.0 GW | withdrawn | 2006-08 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0611 | Wind | 1.5 GW | withdrawn | 2006-08 | WAPA-IS |
| GEN-2023-154 | Solar | 175 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GI-0818 | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2008-07 | WAPA-IS |
| GI-0710 | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2007-05 | WAPA-IS |
| 40 | Wind | 50 MW | completed | 2005-08 | NWMT |
How this county ranks
Hand County ranks #1545 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #15 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 |
| Brown County | 3 | 374 MW |
| Day County | 1 | 300 MW |
| Bon Homme County | 1 | 200 MW |
Go deeper on Hand 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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