Interconnection Queue Tracker

Over 2,600 GW of generation capacity is waiting to connect to the U.S. grid, more than double current installed capacity, creating significant delays for new energy projects.

2,600+
GW in Queue
1,400
GW Solar
680
GW Wind
450
GW Storage
5+
Year Avg Wait
RTO/ISO
Fuel Type
Status
Capacity

Queue by Fuel Type

Queue by RTO

Queue Data

Project RTO State Fuel Capacity Queue Date
Sunrise Solar Farm PJM Virginia Solar 500 MW 2023-04
Great Plains Wind I SPP Oklahoma Wind 800 MW 2022-11
Midwest Storage Hub MISO Illinois Storage 400 MW 2023-08
Desert Sun Project CAISO California Solar 1,200 MW 2022-06
Coastal Wind Farm NYISO New York Wind 320 MW 2023-02
Peaker Replacement PJM Ohio Gas 650 MW 2024-01
NextGen Nuclear ERCOT Texas Nuclear 300 MW 2024-06
Prairie Solar I MISO Iowa Solar 450 MW 2023-05

More Queue Data

For complete interconnection queue analysis, see our Queue Analysis or download the data.

Key Insights

The queue is 2x installed capacity

The U.S. has ~1,200 GW of installed generation. The queue has 2,600+ GW waiting. Even if 80% drops out (historical average), that's 500+ GW of new generation.

Solar dominates, but storage is surging

Solar accounts for 54% of queued capacity, but battery storage has grown 10x since 2020. Hybrid solar+storage projects are increasingly common.

Wait times are getting worse

Average time from queue entry to commercial operation has increased from 3 years (2010s) to 5+ years today. FERC Order 2023 aims to fix this, but implementation is slow.

Data centers are jumping the queue

Some hyperscalers are bypassing traditional interconnection by building behind-the-meter generation or buying existing plants (see: Microsoft/Three Mile Island).