Ogle County, IL interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Ogle County, IL, requesting 2.9 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 23 have been withdrawn since 2004.
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 Ogle County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | 1 | 2.5 GW |
| Solar | 3 | 250 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 150 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 2.5 GW | 12.5% |
| Still pending | 5 | 2.9 GW | 15.6% |
| Withdrawn | 23 | 6.0 GW | 71.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron 345 kV | Nuclear | 2.5 GW | active | 2025-04 | PJM |
| Byron 345kV | Unknown | 1.9 GW | withdrawn | 2015-10 | PJM |
| Byron 1 | Nuclear | 1.2 GW | completed | 2009-12 | PJM |
| Byron 2 | Nuclear | 1.2 GW | completed | 2009-12 | PJM |
| White Rock - Wayne 345 kV | Solar | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | PJM |
| Byron – Wayne 345 kV | Battery | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2022-02 | PJM |
| Byron - Wayne 345 kV | Battery | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2022-01 | PJM |
| Byron - Wayne 345 kV | Battery | 600 MW | withdrawn | 2022-02 | PJM |
| White Rock - Wayne 345 kV | Solar | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | PJM |
| White Rock - Wayne 345 kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | PJM |
| Byron to Wayne 345 kV | Solar | 165 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | PJM |
| Maryland-Lancaster 138 kV | Wind | 150 MW | active | 2018-09 | PJM |
| ESS-H445 3B 138kv | Solar | 150 MW | active | 2021-09 | PJM |
| Maryland 138 kV | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | PJM |
| Dixon-Cherry Valley 138kV | Wind | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2005-07 | PJM |
How this county ranks
Ogle County ranks #120 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #4 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 |
| 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 Ogle 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.