Putnam County, IL interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Putnam County, IL, requesting 623 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 4 have been withdrawn since 2008.
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 Putnam County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 3 | 430 MW |
| Wind | 2 | 193 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 24 MW | 9.1% |
| Still pending | 5 | 623 MW | 45.5% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 670 MW | 36.4% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 9.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Ridge-Corbin | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2019-09 | PJM |
| Hennepin | Wind | 250 MW | withdrawn | 2008-01 | PJM |
| Putnam | Solar | 220 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Putnam | Wind | 145 MW | active | 2024-10 | MISO |
| Putnam | Solar | 110 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Hickok | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Other_ | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2024-12 | MISO |
| Kewanee-Streator | Wind | 79 MW | suspended | 2016-10 | PJM |
| Putnam | Wind | 48 MW | active | 2024-10 | MISO |
| Putnam 138kV Substation | Hybrid | 24 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| Putnam 138kV | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Putnam County ranks #546 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #38 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 Putnam 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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