North Dakota interconnection queue
39 interconnection applications are pending in North Dakota, requesting 8.9 GW of new generating capacity across 17 counties, as of 15 August 2026. That places North Dakota #39 of 47 states by capacity queued.
Pending applications
39
of 255 ever filed
Capacity queued
8.9 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
4.1 GW
38 connected
Built vs decided
17.6%
178 withdrawn
Counties in the queue
17
with five or more filings
Large load requested
none recorded
0 requests
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in North Dakota. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026.
Which queues serve North Dakota
What is waiting in North Dakota, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 19 | 3.2 GW |
| Gas | 5 | 3.0 GW |
| Solar | 13 | 2.0 GW |
| Hybrid | 2 | 653 MW |
Counties with the most capacity queued
| County | Pending | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams County | 5 | 2.2 GW | 1.4 GW |
| Cass County | 4 | 1.1 GW | 200 MW |
| Mercer County | 3 | 534 MW | 210 MW |
| Morton County | 4 | 450 MW | 118 MW |
| Stutsman County | 2 | 447 MW | 0 MW |
| Oliver County | 2 | 404 MW | 0 MW |
| Ward County | 3 | 400 MW | 124 MW |
| Stark County | 2 | 332 MW | 150 MW |
| Dickey County | 1 | 300 MW | 0 MW |
| Burke County | 2 | 171 MW | 202 MW |
| Emmons County | 2 | 85 MW | 170 MW |
| Barnes County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| Burleigh County | 0 | 0 MW | 200 MW |
| LaMoure County | 0 | 0 MW | 40 MW |
| Logan County | 0 | 0 MW | 0 MW |
| McIntosh County | 0 | 0 MW | 250 MW |
| McKenzie County | 0 | 0 MW | 275 MW |
Data centre campuses recorded in North Dakota
| Campus | Operator | Reported demand |
|---|---|---|
| CoreWeave Ellendale ND | CoreWeave | 68 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.
North Dakota on the map
Every application above is plotted, searchable and clickable.