Dane County, WI interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Dane County, WI, requesting 1.3 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 5 projects have been built here and 4 have been withdrawn since 2019.
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 Dane County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 1 | 1.2 GW |
| Solar | 2 | 100 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 5 | 950 MW | 41.7% |
| Still pending | 3 | 1.3 GW | 25.0% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 402 MW | 33.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Madison 345/138 kV | Gas | 1.2 GW | active | 2025-09 | MISO |
| Christiana 138 kV | Gas | 320 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Rockdale 345 kV Substation | Solar | 300 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| N. Madison 345 kV Substation | Solar | 300 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| Rockdale | Hybrid | 200 MW | completed | 2021-09 | MISO |
| Rockdale 345 kV Substation | Solar | 75 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| N. Madison 345 kV Substation | Solar | 75 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| North Madison 69kV Substation | Solar | 50 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| N. Madison 69kV | Solar | 50 MW | active | 2021-11 | MISO |
| Cardinal | Solar | 45 MW | withdrawn | 2021-11 | MISO |
| N. Madison 69kV | Solar | 25 MW | withdrawn | 2021-11 | MISO |
| Christiana 138 kV | Gas | 12 MW | withdrawn | 2022-01 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Dane County ranks #295 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #4 of 18 in Wisconsin.
Other Wisconsin counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Kenosha County | 6 | 1.9 GW |
| Walworth County | 4 | 1.6 GW |
| Portage County | 5 | 1.6 GW |
| Columbia County | 6 | 1.3 GW |
| Fond du Lac County | 2 | 625 MW |
| Rock County | 5 | 510 MW |
| Waushara County | 4 | 330 MW |
| Barron County | 3 | 295 MW |
Go deeper on Dane 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.