Coles County, IL interconnection queue
4 interconnection applications are pending in Coles County, IL, requesting 887 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2017.
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 Coles County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 387 MW |
| Hybrid | 1 | 300 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 200 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 299 MW | 18.2% |
| Still pending | 4 | 887 MW | 36.4% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 964 MW | 45.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattoon East 138 kV | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| 7ARLAND - 7FARADAY 345.0kV | Hybrid | 300 MW | active | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Kansas - Faraday 345 kV | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Mattoon East | Solar | 287 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| 7CASEY - 7KANSAS 345.0kV | Wind | 200 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Kansas Substation 138kV Bus #3 | Solar | 200 MW | completed | 2017-06 | MISO |
| Kansas West Substation 138kV | Solar | 164 MW | withdrawn | 2023-08 | MISO |
| Mattoon West | Solar | 160 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | MISO |
| Mattoon West | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2025-03 | MISO |
| Chesterville - Mattoon West 138kV Line | Solar | 99 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| Mattoon West | Solar | 40 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Coles County ranks #424 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #23 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 Coles 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.