Fayette County, IL interconnection queue
7 interconnection applications are pending in Fayette County, IL, requesting 820 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 2 have been withdrawn since 2017.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 Fayette County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 6 | 753 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 67 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 349 MW | 25.0% |
| Still pending | 7 | 820 MW | 58.3% |
| Withdrawn | 2 | 249 MW | 16.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffeen North-Ramsey East-4557 | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2024-03 | MISO |
| Otego 138kV | Hybrid | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Ramsey East 138kV bus | Solar | 150 MW | completed | 2020-06 | MISO |
| 4OTEGO - 4KINMUNDY 138.0kV | Solar | 113 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Ramsey East 138 kV | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2025-01 | MISO |
| Ramsey East 138kV Substation | Solar | 100 MW | completed | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Ramsey East 138 sub (co-located with Dressor and Switchgrass) | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Ramsey | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2025-07 | MISO |
| Ramsey East 138kV Substation | Solar | 99 MW | completed | 2017-06 | MISO |
| S1030 | Unknown | 99 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | MISO |
| A Tap on Kinmundy-Otego 138kv line | Solar | 90 MW | active | 2022-08 | MISO |
| 7COFFEN N - 7RAMSEY 345.0kV | Wind | 67 MW | active | 2025-03 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Fayette County ranks #463 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #28 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 Fayette 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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