WAPA-IS interconnection queue
11 interconnection requests are active in WAPA-IS, totalling 1.8 GW, as of 15 August 2026. Of the 273 requests ever filed here, 68 were built and 194 were withdrawn — a build rate of 26.0% on decided applications.
Active requests
11
of 273 ever filed
Capacity queued
1.8 GW
requested, not committed
Built vs decided
26.0%
68 built, 194 withdrawn
Median wait so far
11.4 yr
for requests still active
Median time to build
1.9 yr
request to commercial operation
Source: the WAPA-IS interconnection queue as published by the transmission provider, parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. Wait times are medians over requests that carry a measured date.
What is queued in WAPA-IS, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 10 | 1.8 GW |
| Gas | 1 | 1 MW |
Where WAPA-IS’s queue sits
| State | Applications | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 87 | 1.1 GW |
| South Dakota | 122 | 602 MW |
| Montana | 30 | 100 MW |
| Iowa | 20 | 0 MW |
| Minnesota | 7 | 0 MW |
| Nebraska | 5 | 0 MW |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0 MW |
Largest active requests
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | County | State | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GI-1404 | Wind | 383 MW | Billings County | ND | 2014-05 |
| GI-1503 | Wind | 251 MW | Williams County | ND | 2015-03 |
| GI-0901 | Wind | 200 MW | Clark County | SD | 2009-01 |
| GI-1501 | Wind | 200 MW | Bon Homme County | SD | 2015-02 |
| GI-1502 | Wind | 182 MW | Stark County | ND | 2015-03 |
| GI-1508 | Wind | 172 MW | Mercer County | ND | 2015-09 |
| GI-1509 | Wind | 150 MW | Stark County | ND | 2015-09 |
| GI-1401 | Wind | 103 MW | Butte County | SD | 2014-01 |
| GI-1506 | Wind | 100 MW | Wibaux County | MT | 2015-04 |
| GI-1505 | Wind | 99 MW | Brown County | SD | 2015-04 |
| GI-1103 | Gas | 1 MW | Burke County | ND | 2011-09 |