McPherson County, SD interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in McPherson County, SD, requesting 400 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 10 have been withdrawn since 2001.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 McPherson County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 2 | 400 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 2 | 400 MW | 16.7% |
| Withdrawn | 10 | 7.0 GW | 83.3% |
| 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| Collins | Wind | 2.5 GW | withdrawn | 2007-09 | PJM |
| Collins III | Wind | 1.5 GW | withdrawn | 2007-09 | PJM |
| Collins II | Wind | 1.0 GW | withdrawn | 2007-09 | PJM |
| GI-0111a | Coal | 750 MW | withdrawn | 2001-08 | WAPA-IS |
| Big Stone South to Ellendale 345kV | Wind | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Ellendale 345 - Twin Brooks 345.0kV | Wind | 200 MW | active | 2024-03 | MISO |
| Ellendale - Twin Brooks 345kV | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Ellendale 345 - Twin Brooks 345.0kV | Wind | 200 MW | active | 2024-03 | MISO |
| Ellendale - Twin Brooks 345kV | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| GEN-2023-013 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2023-014 | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2023-10 | SPP |
| Leola Substation 41.6kV | Hybrid | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
How this county ranks
McPherson County ranks #700 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #5 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 |
| Brown County | 3 | 374 MW |
| Day County | 1 | 300 MW |
| Bon Homme County | 1 | 200 MW |
| Clark County | 1 | 200 MW |
Go deeper on McPherson 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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