McLean County, IL interconnection queue
11 interconnection applications are pending in McLean County, IL, requesting 2.9 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 6 projects have been built here and 33 have been withdrawn since 2007.
Source: interconnection queues published by MISO, 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 McLean County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 6 | 1.4 GW |
| Solar | 3 | 1.1 GW |
| Battery | 2 | 496 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 6 | 1.0 GW | 12.0% |
| Still pending | 11 | 2.9 GW | 22.0% |
| Withdrawn | 33 | 7.2 GW | 66.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Midpoint 345kV | Gas | 575 MW | withdrawn | 2015-09 | PJM |
| McLean 345 kV | Solar | 500 MW | active | 2020-03 | PJM |
| Other_ | Solar | 350 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| McLean 345 kV | Wind | 350 MW | active | 2019-03 | PJM |
| Mclean 345 kV | Solar | 350 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | PJM |
| Other_ | Wind | 340 MW | active | 2025-04 | MISO |
| Brokaw - Clinton 345 kV line | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| 7CLINTON - 7BROKAW 345.0kV | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Blue Mound 345 kV | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2020-09 | PJM |
| Blue Mound-Chestnut 345 kV | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2020-09 | PJM |
| Twin Groves 345 kV | Battery | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2022-04 | PJM |
| McLean 345 kV (CIR Increase) | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-02 | PJM |
| Bluemond-Chestnut 345kV (CIR Increase) | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | PJM |
| Bluemond-Chestnut 345kV (CIR Increase) | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2023-03 | PJM |
| Radbourn 345kV (LRTP-41) | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2025-09 | MISO |
How this county ranks
McLean County ranks #118 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 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 |
| 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 McLean 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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