Minnesota interconnection queue
102 interconnection applications are pending in Minnesota, requesting 18.6 GW of new generating capacity across 24 counties, as of 15 August 2026. That places Minnesota #25 of 47 states by capacity queued.
Pending applications
102
of 296 ever filed
Capacity queued
18.6 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
3.4 GW
30 connected
Built vs decided
15.5%
164 withdrawn
Counties in the queue
24
with five or more filings
Large load requested
none recorded
0 requests
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in Minnesota. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026.
Which queues serve Minnesota
What is waiting in Minnesota, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 66 | 12.5 GW |
| Wind | 19 | 3.9 GW |
| Hybrid | 7 | 1.2 GW |
| Unknown | 7 | 1.0 GW |
| Gas | 2 | 61 MW |
| Hydro | 1 | 3 MW |
Counties with the most capacity queued
| County | Pending | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood County | 6 | 1.5 GW | 0 MW |
| Goodhue County | 5 | 1.1 GW | 0 MW |
| Olmsted County | 6 | 1.1 GW | 200 MW |
| Mower County | 5 | 1.0 GW | 300 MW |
| Lyon County | 4 | 935 MW | 20 MW |
| Clay County | 3 | 920 MW | 11 MW |
| Dakota County | 6 | 888 MW | 4 MW |
| Murray County | 4 | 730 MW | 170 MW |
| Cottonwood County | 3 | 700 MW | 0 MW |
| Benton County | 4 | 699 MW | 200 MW |
| Chisago County | 4 | 550 MW | 0 MW |
| Wabasha County | 3 | 500 MW | 0 MW |
| Yellow Medicine County | 3 | 368 MW | 0 MW |
| Otter Tail County | 2 | 360 MW | 0 MW |
| Freeborn County | 2 | 350 MW | 0 MW |
| Jackson County | 2 | 350 MW | 0 MW |
| Renville County | 2 | 325 MW | 0 MW |
| Rock County | 2 | 302 MW | 280 MW |
| Nobles County | 1 | 200 MW | 200 MW |
| Polk County | 1 | 150 MW | 0 MW |
| Sherburne County | 3 | 142 MW | 200 MW |
| Faribault County | 0 | 0 MW | 450 MW |
| Lincoln County | 0 | 0 MW | 110 MW |
| Pipestone County | 0 | 0 MW | 125 MW |
Data centre campuses recorded in Minnesota
| Campus | Operator | Reported demand |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Rosemount | Meta | 178 MW |
A campus is tagged as a data centre by our classification, not by the operator’s own statement. 44 of the 72 campuses we hold carry coordinates, so only those can be mapped.
Minnesota on the map
Every application above is plotted, searchable and clickable.