State queue · Minnesota

Minnesota interconnection queue

153 proposed generation and storage projects — 153 active and 0 suspended — are in Minnesota's interconnection queue, primarily in the MISO, totaling 28.46 GW of requested capacity. Solar leads with 12.21 GW.

153
Proposed projects
28.46 GW
Requested capacity
Solar
Largest resource type
2027
Median planned online year

Requested capacity by resource type

Solar 42.9%Battery 27.0%Wind 19.2%Gas 6.1%Solar + Battery 3.4%Other 1.3%Hydro 0.1%

Proposed projects by resource type

Also in the queue (too few for a dedicated page): Other (6), Hydro (3).

All proposed projects in Minnesota

TypeRegion
Queue J4161
J4161
SolarMISOWatonwan1.00 GW20252030
Replacing 710 MW of coal generation with solar at Sherco Unit 2; Sherco Unit 2
R1036
SolarMISOSherburne710 MW20222024
Surplus; Big Bend
S1054
WindMISOCottonwood550 MW20242027
Queue J3532
J3532
SolarMISORoseau500 MW20242028
Queue J4072
J4072
BatteryMISORedwood500 MW20252028
Queue J4078
J4078
BatteryMISOMower500 MW20252030
Queue J4194
J4194
BatteryMISOMeeker500 MW20252028
Queue J3762
J3762
SolarMISOClay430 MW20242028
Cannon Falls Uprate
E0026
GasMISOGoodhue428 MW20252028
Faribault Energy Park
E0023
GasMISORice393.6 MW20252028
Queue J4168
J4168
BatteryMISOGoodhue330 MW20252028
Nobles BESS
E0040
BatteryMISONobles313.9 MW20252028
Sherco South BESS
E0041
BatteryMISOSherburne313.9 MW20252027
Benton Energy Storage II
E0022
BatteryMISOBenton310 MW20252028
Queue J4132
J4132
SolarMISOBenton303.8 MW20252030
Queue J2716
J2716
BatteryMISODakota300 MW20222027
Queue J3384
J3384
WindMISOBig Stone300 MW20242028
Queue J3399
J3399
SolarMISOGoodhue300 MW20242028
Queue J3669
J3669
SolarMISOStevens300 MW20242028
Queue J3672
J3672
WindMISOBig Stone300 MW20242028
Queue J3884
J3884
SolarMISOBenton300 MW20252030
Queue J3886
J3886
WindMISOSwift300 MW20252030
Queue J3960
J3960
WindMISOLac Qui Parle300 MW20252030
Queue J4017
J4017
SolarMISOBlue Earth299 MW20252030
Queue J4091
J4091
SolarMISOOtter Tail295 MW20252030
Queue J3002
J3002
Solar + BatteryMISOPine288 MW20222025
Queue J3235
J3235
BatteryMISOBenton250 MW20242028
Queue J3326
J3326
WindMISOLyon250 MW20242028
Queue J3443
J3443
WindMISOBig Stone250 MW20242028
Queue J3848
J3848
BatteryMISOWabasha250 MW20242030
Queue J3894
J3894
BatteryMISOLyon250 MW20252030
Queue J4089
J4089
BatteryMISOFreeborn250 MW20252029
Queue J4152
J4152
SolarMISORedwood250 MW20252028
Queue J3275
J3275
WindMISOBenton249 MW20242028
Queue J3961
J3961
SolarMISOLincoln245 MW20252030
Queue J4147
J4147
SolarMISOClay245 MW20252030
Queue J4148
J4148
SolarMISOClay245 MW20252030
Queue J4117
J4117
BatteryMISOGoodhue240 MW20252030
Replacing 258MW ERIS gas/oil with 237MW ERIS Natural Gas/oil; Wheaton 1-4
R1045
GasMISOChippewa237 MW20242025
Queue J3021
J3021
SolarMISOLyon235 MW20222027
Queue J3289
J3289
GasMISOSherburne235 MW20242026
Queue J2104
J2104
WindMISOMurray230 MW20252024
Queue J4151
J4151
SolarMISORedwood225 MW20252030
Queue J2599
J2599
SolarMISORedwood216 MW20222026
Sandhill Energy Storage
E0006
BatteryMISOOlmsted213.5 MW20252025
Queue J3465
J3465
GasMISOIsanti211 MW20242026
Queue J1325
J1325
SolarMISORock200 MW20192025
Queue J1581
J1581
SolarMISONobles200 MW20242026
Queue J1605
J1605
SolarMISOSherburne200 MW20202026
Queue J1846
J1846
Solar + BatteryMISORenville200 MW20212024
Queue J1898
J1898
BatteryMISOOlmsted200 MW20212024
Queue J2332
J2332
WindMISOCottonwood200 MW20222027
Queue J2346
J2346
WindMISOMurray200 MW20222027
Queue J2447
J2447
WindMISOMurray200 MW20252027
Queue J2563
J2563
WindMISOCottonwood200 MW20222026
Queue J2601
J2601
BatteryMISOWabasha200 MW20222026
Queue J2840
J2840
BatteryMISOOlmsted200 MW20222025
Queue J2845
J2845
SolarMISOFreeborn200 MW20252025
Queue J3039
J3039
SolarMISOOlmsted200 MW20222029
Queue J3041
J3041
SolarMISOOlmsted200 MW20222029
Queue J3236
J3236
BatteryMISOChisago200 MW20242028
Queue J3434
J3434
SolarMISOKandiyohi200 MW20242028
Queue J3703
J3703
BatteryMISOItasca200 MW20242028
Queue J3704
J3704
BatteryMISORedwood200 MW20242028
Queue J3749
J3749
WindMISOLyon200 MW20242028
Queue J3955
J3955
WindMISOLac Qui Parle200 MW20252030
Queue J4065
J4065
BatteryMISODakota200 MW20252030
Queue J4099
J4099
WindMISOJackson200 MW20252030
Queue J4129
J4129
WindMISOOtter Tail200 MW20252029
Queue J4193
J4193
WindMISOMeeker200 MW20252030
Surplus
S1085
BatteryMISONobles200 MW20252028
Queue J3903
J3903
SolarMISOMower185 MW20252029
Queue J4087
J4087
BatteryMISOBlue Earth183 MW20252029
Queue J2219
J2219
Solar + BatteryMISOOlmsted180 MW20212028
Queue J1611
J1611
SolarMISOMorrison174 MW20202026
Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) project
E0036
WindMISOFreeborn162 MW20252028
Queue J2608
J2608
SolarMISOStevens160 MW20222026
Queue J3742
J3742
Solar + BatteryMISOOtter Tail160 MW20242028
Queue J2561
J2561
SolarMISOYellow Medicine153 MW20222030
Queue J2053
J2053
WindMISORedwood151.5 MW20212025
Queue J1072
J1072
SolarMISOMower150 MW20182023
Queue J1221
J1221
SolarMISOWadena150 MW20192023
Queue J1503
J1503
SolarMISOFaribault150 MW20202027
Queue J1504
J1504
SolarMISOFaribault150 MW20202027
Queue J1566
J1566
SolarMISOMartin150 MW20222026
Queue J1572
J1572
Solar + BatteryMISOFaribault150 MW20202023
Queue J2027
J2027
SolarMISODakota150 MW20252024
Queue J2501
J2501
SolarMISOGoodhue150 MW20222024
Queue J2728
J2728
BatteryMISOFreeborn150 MW20222025
Queue J2730
J2730
BatteryMISOJackson150 MW20222025
Queue J2731
J2731
BatteryMISOOlmsted150 MW20222025
Queue J2749
J2749
SolarMISOPolk150 MW20222026
Queue J3051
J3051
SolarMISOChisago150 MW20242026
Queue J3543
J3543
BatteryMISODakota150 MW20242028
Queue J3850
J3850
SolarMISOPine150 MW20242030
Queue J4157
J4157
WindMISOMorrison150 MW20252030
Queue J874
J874
SolarMISOMurray150 MW20172024
Queue J967
J967
WindMISOMower150 MW20182023
Surplus; J1566
S1080
BatteryMISOMartin150 MW20252028
Queue J2861
J2861
SolarMISOMower147 MW20222029

Showing the 100 largest of 153 projects by requested capacity.

See 780 operating plants in Minnesota · Region: MISO.

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