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Grundy County, IL interconnection queue

2 interconnection applications are pending in Grundy County, IL, requesting 226 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 11 projects have been built here and 22 have been withdrawn since 2006.

Pending applications
2
of 35 ever filed
Capacity queued
226 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
11.3 GW
11 projects connected
Built vs decided
33.3%
22 withdrawn
Median wait
6.9 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
3.5 GW
indicator, see note

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 Grundy County, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar2226 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built1111.3 GW31.4%
Still pending2226 MW5.7%
Withdrawn2214.0 GW62.9%
Suspended00.0%

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

ProjectFuelCapacityStatusFiledQueue
Dresden Tazewell Mole CreekGas2.6 GWwithdrawn2018-09PJM
Kendall-Tazewell-Dresden-Mole CreekGas2.5 GWwithdrawn2016-10PJM
DresdenNuclear2.0 GWwithdrawn2011-09PJM
DresdenNuclear1.9 GWcompleted2011-03PJM
CollinsWind1.6 GWwithdrawn2007-06PJM
CollinsWind1.5 GWwithdrawn2007-06PJM
Kendall-Tazewell & Dresden-Mole CreekGas1.3 GWcompleted2017-07PJM
Kendall IVGas1.2 GWcompleted2013-04PJM
Kendall IIIGas1.2 GWcompleted2013-04PJM
Kendall IIGas1.2 GWcompleted2013-04PJM
Kendall-Tazewell & Dresden-Mole CreekGas1.2 GWcompleted2015-10PJM
Kendall IGas1.2 GWcompleted2013-04PJM
CollinsGas1.1 GWwithdrawn2014-12PJM
Dresden 345kVNuclear957 MWcompleted2006-06PJM
Dresden 345kVNuclear957 MWcompleted2006-06PJM

How this county ranks

Grundy County ranks #876 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #53 of 64 in Illinois.

Other Illinois counties in the queue

CountyPendingCapacity queued
Lee County126.4 GW
Will County54.3 GW
McLean County112.9 GW
Ogle County52.9 GW
LaSalle County72.8 GW
Christian County82.3 GW
Peoria County72.1 GW
Tazewell County101.9 GW

Go deeper on Grundy 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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