A number you can print today, and check before you do.

25.7% of the capacity requested in the seven U.S. ISO/RTO generation interconnection queues (requests of 50 MW and up) shows an executed interconnection agreement in the operator’s own queue file: 302.1 of 1,177.7 GW, as of Oct. 13, 2026. Free to cite. No permission needed.

Three lines to keep in your story

1. It measures power plants and storage waiting to connect, not data centers.
2. It is a floor under our current reading. A request whose status field shows no executed agreement counts as unsigned, not as fake.
3. Shares are not comparable across operators. Each publishes status its own way; the rule for each queue is at /verify.