DeKalb County, IL interconnection queue
2 interconnection applications are pending in DeKalb County, IL, requesting 490 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 35 have been withdrawn since 2012.
Source: interconnection queues published by PJM. 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 DeKalb County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 490 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 2 | 490 MW | 5.4% |
| Withdrawn | 35 | 4.5 GW | 94.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Grove-Waterman 138kV | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2020-08 | PJM |
| Wayne-Byron 345 kV | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2020-08 | PJM |
| Sugar Grove-Waterman 138kV | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | PJM |
| Wayne-Byron 345 kV | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | PJM |
| Crego Rd. 138 kV | Solar | 290 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PJM |
| Haumesser Road | Battery | 240 MW | withdrawn | 2012-08 | PJM |
| Byron-Wayne 345 kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2020-09 | PJM |
| Wayne 345kV (CIR Increase) | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | PJM |
| Crego Rd 138 kV | Solar | 190 MW | active | 2020-08 | PJM |
| White Rock-Wayne 345kV | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2017-08 | PJM |
| Davis Creek 345kV | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PJM |
| Davis Creek 345kV | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PJM |
| Davis Creek 345kV | Wind | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PJM |
| West Dekalb 138 kV | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2020-09 | PJM |
| Sandwich 34kV | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | PJM |
How this county ranks
DeKalb County ranks #632 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #46 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 DeKalb 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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