Champaign County, IL interconnection queue
7 interconnection applications are pending in Champaign County, IL, requesting 1.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 7 have been withdrawn since 2018.
Source: interconnection queues published by MISO. 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 Champaign County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 4 | 691 MW |
| Wind | 2 | 288 MW |
| Hybrid | 1 | 135 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 150 MW | 6.7% |
| Still pending | 7 | 1.1 GW | 46.7% |
| Withdrawn | 7 | 1.2 GW | 46.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| 7BUNSONVILLE - 7SIDNEY 345.0kV | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| 4WEEDMAN - 4MAHOMET 1 138.0kV | Hybrid | 215 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Rising 345kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Rising | Solar | 191 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| 4SIDNEY 1 - 4MIRA TAP 138.0kV | Solar | 160 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | MISO |
| Sidney Substation 138 kV Bus | Solar | 150 MW | completed | 2018-03 | MISO |
| Rantoul East 138kV | Wind | 150 MW | active | 2022-03 | MISO |
| 4RANTOUL - 4RISING 138.0kV | Wind | 138 MW | active | 2025-02 | MISO |
| 4RANTOUL - 4RISING 138.0kV | Wind | 137 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Sidney 138 kV | Hybrid | 135 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Sidney 138kV | Solar | 116 MW | withdrawn | 2021-12 | MISO |
| Rising | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Rising | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| 4SIDNEY 1 - 4MIRA TAP 138.0kV | Solar | 40 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Champaign County ranks #347 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #15 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 Champaign 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.
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