Macon County, IL interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Macon County, IL, requesting 880 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2010.
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 Macon County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 4 | 680 MW |
| Hybrid | 1 | 200 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 1.0 GW | 28.6% |
| Still pending | 5 | 880 MW | 35.7% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 833 MW | 35.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur ADM North 138 kV | Gas | 325 MW | completed | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Blue Mound-Latham | Wind | 306 MW | completed | 2010-11 | PJM |
| Oreana | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Faraday | Hybrid | 200 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Blue Mount tap on the Pana-Route 51D-1462 138kV line | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2017-06 | MISO |
| Latham - Oreana 345kV Line | Wind | 200 MW | completed | 2018-03 | MISO |
| Blue Mound-Latham | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2014-10 | PJM |
| Chestnut 345kV | Wind | 188 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PJM |
| Leghorn 345 kV | Solar | 180 MW | completed | 2020-06 | MISO |
| 4LATHAM-4N DEC E 138 kV | Solar | 180 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Faraday (138 kV) | Wind | 147 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Faraday | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Faraday | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Faraday 138kV | Wind | 98 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Macon County ranks #428 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #24 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 Macon 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.