Forward-looking · interconnection queue

U.S. interconnection queue

9,168 proposed generation and storage projects — 8,500 active and 668 suspended — are waiting to connect to the U.S. grid, representing 1881.24 GW of requested capacity across 48 states and nine ISO/RTO and non-ISO regions. Solar + Battery makes up the largest share at 456.42 GW.

9,168
Proposed projects
1881.24 GW
Requested capacity
48
States
2027
Median planned online year

Requested capacity is the primary component of each request (LBNL mw_1). LBNL's headline figure of 2,061 GW additionally counts the storage component of hybrid projects; the two are never mixed here.

Requested capacity by resource type

Solar + Battery 24.3%Solar 22.9%Battery 22.2%Gas 13.8%Wind 11.7%Other 2.4%Offshore Wind 1.3%Nuclear 0.6%

By region

ERCOT1,982 · 447.43 GWNon-ISO West1,847 · 460.10 GWMISO1,639 · 350.21 GWSPP691 · 152.36 GWNon-ISO Southeast1,067 · 161.38 GWPJM Interconnection1,248 · 140.37 GWCAISO432 · 127.64 GWNYISO190 · 27.12 GWISO New England72 · 14.62 GW

By state

Alabama91 · 14.38 GWArizona281 · 91.80 GWArkansas157 · 35.42 GWCalifornia463 · 131.82 GWColorado206 · 41.77 GWConnecticut7 · 678.2 MWDelaware16 · 874.4 MWFlorida251 · 24.34 GWGeorgia204 · 46.50 GWIdaho83 · 20.97 GWIllinois423 · 74.63 GWIndiana300 · 59.60 GWIowa123 · 23.94 GWKansas140 · 32.57 GWKentucky134 · 21.50 GWLouisiana140 · 37.59 GWMaine16 · 1.03 GWMaryland57 · 5.94 GWMassachusetts35 · 11.21 GWMichigan302 · 58.64 GWMinnesota153 · 28.46 GWMississippi93 · 17.04 GWMissouri124 · 29.65 GWMontana62 · 15.37 GWNebraska85 · 16.53 GWNevada248 · 73.19 GWNew Hampshire3 · 125 MWNew Jersey71 · 15.96 GWNew Mexico159 · 32.23 GWNew York187 · 25.71 GWNorth Carolina182 · 20.89 GWNorth Dakota62 · 14.50 GWOhio183 · 19.75 GWOklahoma240 · 52.47 GWOregon323 · 85.85 GWPennsylvania231 · 12.49 GWRhode Island3 · 982.2 MWSouth Carolina195 · 19.91 GWSouth Dakota48 · 9.63 GWTennessee53 · 13.80 GWTexas2,090 · 476.54 GWUtah153 · 29.64 GWVermont5 · 128.6 MWVirginia287 · 30.29 GWWashington207 · 43.33 GWWest Virginia41 · 6.90 GWWisconsin117 · 26.56 GWWyoming80 · 18.53 GW

Largest proposed projects

TypeRegion
Schahfer CCGTs
E0042
GasIndianaMISO2.74 GW20252028
ATLAS COMPLEX
1402
Solar + BatteryArizonaCAISO2.25 GW20172026
Queue J3996
J3996
GasMissouriMISO2.22 GW20252030
Queue AI2-431
AI2-431
Offshore WindNew JerseyPJM2.14 GW20232030
Queue AI1-001
AI1-001
Offshore WindNew JerseyPJM2.10 GW20222029
CPV Shay, LLC project
AG2-582
GasWest VirginiaPJM2.10 GW20252026
JOVE SOLAR
2023
Solar + BatteryArizonaCAISO2.04 GW20212030
Queue Q255
Q255
Solar + BatteryArizonaWest2.00 GW20172021
Smarr CC
GI-193
GasGeorgiaSoutheast2.00 GW20242028
Queue G0822
G0822
Solar + BatteryWashingtonWest2.00 GW20222026
Queue 489
489
GasTennesseeSoutheast1.69 GW20212026
Prairie Ridge (Gas - CC)
30INR0071
GasTexasERCOT1.66 GW20252032
Queue Q92
Q92
Solar + BatteryCaliforniaWest1.65 GW20222025
Sawtooth DevCo, LLC projectsusp.
659
Solar + BatteryIdahoWest1.65 GW20222027
Sawtooth DevCo, LLC projectsusp.
660
Solar + BatteryIdahoWest1.65 GW20222027
Franklin Farms
E0014
GasLouisianaMISO1.64 GW20252028
Richland Parish generators
E0043
GasLouisianaMISO1.64 GW20252028
Richland Parish generators
E0044
GasLouisianaMISO1.64 GW20252028
Queue 977726
977726
GasNorth CarolinaSoutheast1.62 GW2025—
Queue 628
628
GasKentuckySoutheast1.60 GW20242030
Queue 483
483
GasTennesseeSoutheast1.60 GW20212025
Queue 620
620
GasTennesseeSoutheast1.60 GW20242031
Hecate Energy Orem Wind
27INR0061
WindTexasERCOT1.54 GW20232030
Queue J3999
J3999
GasIndianaMISO1.54 GW20252030
Aegle Power
27INR0084
GasTexasERCOT1.54 GW20242027

Showing the 25 largest of 9,168 projects by requested capacity.

Queue insights & trends

Queue durations, withdrawal rates & the gas-vs-renewables shiftAnalysis

Source: "Queued Up" (Rand et al., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2026 edition) (data as of December 31, 2025). Read the queue insights.