DCPI · ISO Queue Tracker

US Interconnection Queues — Data Center Load

1,737 GW of large-load interconnection requests sit in active queues across 10 US ISOs as of Q1 2026 — 18% is tied to data centers and AI clusters. Below: per-ISO totals and top BUILD subregions (shorter queues, faster Time-to-Power).

1,737 GW
Total queued large load
310 GW
Data-center load (not classified in gen-queue feeds)
18%
DC % of queue
10
ISOs tracked
ISOTotal GWDC GWDC %Top BUILD subregions (queued GW · TTP months)
NESO608.759.7
ERCOT434.1225.0Large-load (data-center-driven) interconnection queue (?GW, ?mo) ?
MISO191.4—
SPP186.9—
PJM172.4—
CAISO79.6—
AESO22.817.0
IESO16.18.9
ISO-NE14.8—
NYISO10.6—

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How DCPI uses queue data

Queue position and length, combined with signed-contract load growth and retiring asset capacity, feed the DCPI Excess Power score (BUILD signal in markets where the queue is quiet relative to available headroom) and Constraint score (CAUTION/AVOID where backlog drives Time-to-Power past 17-24 months). Refreshed daily from the 7 major ISOs. → Open DCPI

JSON API

GET /api/v1/interconnection-queue/snapshot # all ISOs, latest
GET /api/v1/interconnection-queue/by-iso?iso=ERCOT # single-ISO drill-down

Sources (each ISO snapshot links its primary source): ERCOT MIS · PJM Queue Tracker · MISO GIQ · SPP DISIS · CAISO · NYISO · ISO-NE · LBNL Queued Up