# Capacity waiting in the US interconnection queue

ID: queue-capacity · claim · sourced · updated 2026-09-07
Tags: grid, interconnection, dataset

Airform's Introduction cites 2,060 gigawatts of generation and storage in the interconnection queue, with a median wait from request to operation above five years. LBNL's Queued Up series is the underlying source and is updated annually.

The figure is reproduced from the company's own essay and attributed to LBNL's analysis. Queue capacity and wait times change with each edition, and much queued capacity is later withdrawn. Use the current LBNL edition for any calculation and retain the year and scope.

## Counterargument
The benefit may disappear when tested against a simpler alternative or under adverse operating conditions.

## Next test
Reconcile with the latest LBNL Queued Up edition and record the withdrawn-capacity share.

## Measurement
2060 GW (2023) · United States generation and storage in interconnection queues · As cited in the Airform Introduction; reconcile with the current LBNL edition

## Sources
- Airform · Introduction (Series A data room, August 2026): https://www.airformdata.com
- LBNL · Queued Up: interconnection queue data: https://emp.lbl.gov/queues

## Links
- depends-on → source-airform-introduction
- depends-on → source-lbnl-queues