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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 GWactive US generation and storage interconnection queue at end-2025; supply-side population, not a large-load service queueas of end-2025 · register ↗
>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 generation + storage interconnection queue end-2025 — supply-side context only, not a data-center large-load queueas of end-2025 · register ↗

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