Iroquois County, IL interconnection queue
8 interconnection applications are pending in Iroquois County, IL, requesting 1.8 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 3 have been withdrawn since 2007.
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 Iroquois County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 4 | 789 MW |
| Solar | 3 | 589 MW |
| Hybrid | 1 | 400 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 8 | 1.8 GW | 72.7% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 700 MW | 27.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilman - Watseka 138kV | Hybrid | 400 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Other_ | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2024-12 | MISO |
| 4GILMAN-4PAXTON E 138kV | Solar | 265 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Kankakee #3 138kV | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2007-12 | PJM |
| Kankakee 138kV | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2008-07 | PJM |
| Watseka | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2024-12 | MISO |
| Other_ | Wind | 196 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Gilman South | Solar | 191 MW | active | 2022-03 | MISO |
| Other_ | Wind | 147 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Other_ | Wind | 147 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| 4GILMAN - 4PAXTON E 138 kV | Solar | 133 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Iroquois County ranks #223 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #9 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 Iroquois 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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