LaSalle County, IL interconnection queue
7 interconnection applications are pending in LaSalle County, IL, requesting 2.8 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 20 have been withdrawn since 2002.
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 LaSalle County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | 1 | 1.4 GW |
| Battery | 3 | 950 MW |
| Solar | 2 | 300 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 150 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 2.7 GW | 12.9% |
| Still pending | 7 | 2.8 GW | 22.6% |
| Withdrawn | 20 | 8.8 GW | 64.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaSalle | Nuclear | 2.8 GW | withdrawn | 2010-02 | PJM |
| LaSalle | Nuclear | 2.7 GW | withdrawn | 2012-02 | PJM |
| Lasalle 345 kV | Nuclear | 1.4 GW | active | 2025-04 | PJM |
| LaSalle 2 | Nuclear | 1.2 GW | completed | 2009-04 | PJM |
| LaSalle 1 | Nuclear | 1.2 GW | completed | 2009-04 | PJM |
| LaSalle 1 | Nuclear | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2007-12 | PJM |
| LaSalle-Braidwood 345kV | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2007-07 | PJM |
| Katydid Road 345 kV | Battery | 400 MW | active | 2020-03 | PJM |
| Katydid Road 345 kV | Battery | 350 MW | active | 2020-03 | PJM |
| LaSalle-Plano 345kV | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2008-02 | PJM |
| Fox River - Ottawa 138kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Dana 345 kV | Battery | 200 MW | active | 2020-12 | PJM |
| LaSalle 138kV | Wind | 191 MW | withdrawn | 2023-02 | PJM |
| LaSalle 138kV | Wind | 190 MW | completed | 2005-09 | PJM |
| Heartland Grand Ridge | Wind | 175 MW | withdrawn | 2004-01 | PJM |
How this county ranks
LaSalle County ranks #128 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #5 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 |
| Christian County | 8 | 2.3 GW |
| Peoria County | 7 | 2.1 GW |
| Tazewell County | 10 | 1.9 GW |
| Iroquois County | 8 | 1.8 GW |
Go deeper on LaSalle 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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