Boone County, IL interconnection queue
0 interconnection applications are pending in Boone County, IL, requesting 0 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 10 have been withdrawn since 2005.
Source: interconnection queues published by the transmission providers serving this county. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
What is waiting in Boone County, by fuel
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 6 MW | 9.1% |
| Still pending | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Withdrawn | 10 | 886 MW | 90.9% |
| Suspended | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Withdrawal is the ordinary outcome of an interconnection application nationally, not a sign of a problem in this county. Most withdrawals are a developer testing a site and moving on.
The largest projects on file
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake-Cherry Valley | Gas | 450 MW | withdrawn | 2016-04 | PJM |
| Wempletown-Belvidere 138kV | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2008-01 | PJM |
| Wempletown-Belvidere 138kV | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2007-10 | PJM |
| Silver Lake-Cherry Valley | Gas | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2008-09 | PJM |
| Marengo - Belvidere 138 kV | Solar | 59 MW | withdrawn | 2021-07 | PJM |
| Poplar Grove 34.5kV | Wind | 25 MW | withdrawn | 2005-03 | PJM |
| Belvidere | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2016-11 | PJM |
| Belvidere 34 kV | Solar | 12 MW | withdrawn | 2017-09 | PJM |
| Belvidere | Gas | 10 MW | withdrawn | 2015-02 | PJM |
| Poplar Grove 34kV | Wind | 10 MW | withdrawn | 2005-01 | PJM |
| Blackhawk | Gas | 6 MW | completed | 2006-10 | PJM |
How this county ranks
Boone County ranks #1315 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #60 of 64 in Illinois.
Other Illinois counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Lee County | 12 | 6.4 GW |
| Will County | 5 | 4.3 GW |
| McLean County | 11 | 2.9 GW |
| Ogle County | 5 | 2.9 GW |
| LaSalle County | 7 | 2.8 GW |
| Christian County | 8 | 2.3 GW |
| Peoria County | 7 | 2.1 GW |
| Tazewell County | 10 | 1.9 GW |
Go deeper on Boone County
The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.