Lee County, IL interconnection queue
12 interconnection applications are pending in Lee County, IL, requesting 6.4 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 14 projects have been built here and 71 have been withdrawn since 2002.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 Lee County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 9 | 5.2 GW |
| Battery | 1 | 600 MW |
| Gas | 1 | 391 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 215 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 14 | 3.1 GW | 14.4% |
| Still pending | 12 | 6.4 GW | 12.4% |
| Withdrawn | 71 | 15.1 GW | 73.2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson-Electric Junction 345 kV | Solar | 1.2 GW | active | 2021-08 | PJM |
| Nelson-Electric Junction 345 kV | Battery | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2022-01 | PJM |
| Nelson-Electric Junction 345kV | Battery | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2022-01 | PJM |
| Nelson-Electric Junction 345kV | Battery | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2022-01 | PJM |
| Nelson-Electric Junction 345 kV | Solar | 1.0 GW | active | 2021-08 | PJM |
| Nelson - Electric Junction 345 kV | Solar | 800 MW | active | 2021-06 | PJM |
| Lee County | Gas | 688 MW | completed | 2016-10 | PJM |
| Nelson 345 kV | Gas | 609 MW | completed | 2018-09 | PJM |
| Nelson 345kV | Gas | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2008-07 | PJM |
| Nelson-Lee County 345 kV | Battery | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2020-03 | PJM |
| Nelson-Electric Junction 345 kV | Solar | 600 MW | active | 2020-03 | PJM |
| Nelson-Electric Junction 345 kV | Battery | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2020-09 | PJM |
| Nelson-Electric Junction 345 kV | Battery | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2020-09 | PJM |
| Nelson-Electric Junction 345 kV | Battery | 600 MW | active | 2021-03 | PJM |
| Byron-Wayne 345kV #1 | Gas | 575 MW | withdrawn | 2015-09 | PJM |
How this county ranks
Lee County ranks #36 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #1 of 64 in Illinois.
Other Illinois counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Iroquois County | 8 | 1.8 GW |
Go deeper on Lee 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.