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Proposed wind projects in Minnesota

There are 29 proposed wind projects in Minnesota's interconnection queue, totaling 5.46 GW of requested capacity. The largest is Surplus; Big Bend at 550 MW, and the median planned online year is 2028.

29
Proposed projects
5.46 GW
Requested capacity
188.3 MW
Average project size
2028
Median planned online year

All proposed wind projects in Minnesota

TypeRegionIA Status
Surplus; Big Bend
S1054
WindMISOCottonwood—550 MW20242027
Queue J3384
J3384
WindMISOBig StoneIn Progress (unknown study)300 MW20242028
Queue J3672
J3672
WindMISOBig StoneIn Progress (unknown study)300 MW20242028
Queue J3886
J3886
WindMISOSwift—300 MW20252030
Queue J3960
J3960
WindMISOLac Qui Parle—300 MW20252030
Queue J3326
J3326
WindMISOLyonIn Progress (unknown study)250 MW20242028
Queue J3443
J3443
WindMISOBig StoneIn Progress (unknown study)250 MW20242028
Queue J3275
J3275
WindMISOBentonIn Progress (unknown study)249 MW20242028
Queue J2104
J2104
WindMISOMurrayCluster Study230 MW20252024
Queue J2332
J2332
WindMISOCottonwoodCluster Study200 MW20222027
Queue J2346
J2346
WindMISOMurrayCluster Study200 MW20222027
Queue J2447
J2447
WindMISOMurrayCluster Study200 MW20252027
Queue J2563
J2563
WindMISOCottonwoodCluster Study200 MW20222026
Queue J3749
J3749
WindMISOLyonIn Progress (unknown study)200 MW20242028
Queue J3955
J3955
WindMISOLac Qui Parle—200 MW20252030
Queue J4099
J4099
WindMISOJackson—200 MW20252030
Queue J4129
J4129
WindMISOOtter Tail—200 MW20252029
Queue J4193
J4193
WindMISOMeeker—200 MW20252030
Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) project
E0036
WindMISOFreebornIn Progress (unknown study)162 MW20252028
Queue J2053
J2053
WindMISORedwoodCluster Study151.5 MW20212025
Queue J4157
J4157
WindMISOMorrison—150 MW20252030
Queue J967
J967
WindMISOMowerConstruction150 MW20182023
Queue J4096
J4096
WindMISOGoodhue—120 MW20252030
Queue J569
J569
WindMISORockIA Executed100 MW20162021
Queue J1575
J1575
WindMISOMarshallIA Pending70 MW20202028
Queue G621
G621
WindMISOPipestoneIA Executed20 MW20062009
Queue R101
R101
WindMISORed LakeIA Executed4.6 MW20162016
Queue G006
G006
WindMISOClayIn Progress (unknown study)2 MW19992004
Queue G081
G081
WindMISOPipestoneIA Executed1 MW20012003

Browse Minnesota's full interconnection queue. Compare with operating capacity: 123 operating wind plants in Minnesota. Nationwide: Wind plants nationwide.

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