Knox County, IL interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Knox County, IL, requesting 550 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 4 have been withdrawn since 2006.
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 Knox County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 350 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 200 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 300 MW | 12.5% |
| Still pending | 3 | 550 MW | 37.5% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 575 MW | 50.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandburg Substation 138kV Bus | Wind | 300 MW | completed | 2017-06 | MISO |
| 7FARGO - 7SANDBURG 345.0kV | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| 4MONM BLVD W - 4CASTRO_JCT 138.0kV | Wind | 200 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Other_ | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Kawanee 138kV | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2006-10 | PJM |
| 7FARGO - 7SANDBURG 345.0kV | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| 4MONM BLVD W - 4CASTRO_JCT 138.0kV | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2024-03 | MISO |
| G545 138kV Substation | Wind | 75 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Knox County ranks #583 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #40 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 Knox 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.