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Interconnection queue

The utility waitlist for connecting new large loads or generation to the grid; multi-year waits dominate AI siting.

Current numbers

>2,060 GWUS generator interconnection queue, active end-2025 (gen + storage; down from ~2,290 GW end-2024)as of end-2025 · register ↗

>2,060 GWUS interconnection queue end-2025 (end-2024: ~2,290 GW = ~1,400 GW gen + ~890 GW storage, ~10,300 projects)as of end-2025 · register ↗

438+ GWERCOT large-load interconnection queue, mid-2026 (~89% data centers; 63→233→438+ GW arc)as of 2026-06 · register ↗