Perry County, IL interconnection queue
7 interconnection applications are pending in Perry County, IL, requesting 1.4 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 6 have been withdrawn since 2019.
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 Perry County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 7 | 1.4 GW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 600 MW | 18.8% |
| Still pending | 7 | 1.4 GW | 43.8% |
| Withdrawn | 6 | 950 MW | 37.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aster to Commodore | Solar | 500 MW | active | 2022-03 | MISO |
| North Coulterville - COMM 345kV | Solar | 300 MW | completed | 2020-06 | MISO |
| 345kV Commodore to Jordan | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Commodore-Jordan 345kV Line | Solar | 200 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| 7CMDR-7ASTER 345 kV | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Commodore-Aster-4513 | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| 7JORD - 7CMDR 345.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2025-11 | MISO |
| 7ASTER - 7CMDR 345.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2025-04 | MISO |
| 7JORD - 7CMDR 345.0kV | Solar | 157 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| J3064 | Solar | 150 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Commodore-Jordan | Hybrid | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2021-07 | MISO |
| 7JORD - 7CMDR 345.0kV | Solar | 143 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Aster 138kV Substation | Solar | 100 MW | completed | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Aster 138kV Station | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2025-06 | MISO |
| Aster 138kV Substation (Rebuild of North Coulterville 138kV) | Solar | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2023-12 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Perry County ranks #267 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #12 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 Perry 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.