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 queue
>2,060 GWUS generator interconnection queue, active end-2025 (gen + storage; down from ~2,290 GW end-2024)
>2,060 GWUS generation + storage interconnection queue end-2025 — supply-side context only, not a data-center large-load queue