Rock Island County, IL interconnection queue
7 interconnection applications are pending in Rock Island County, IL, requesting 1.3 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 3 have been withdrawn since 2006.
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 Rock Island County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 4 | 840 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 300 MW |
| Hybrid | 1 | 128 MW |
| Battery | 1 | 80 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 1.9 GW | 9.1% |
| Still pending | 7 | 1.3 GW | 63.6% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 2.2 GW | 27.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quad Cities | Nuclear | 2.0 GW | withdrawn | 2011-09 | PJM |
| Quad City 345kV | Nuclear | 1.9 GW | completed | 2006-06 | PJM |
| OAK GROVE - SUB 93 LOUISA 345.0kV | Wind | 300 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| SUB 47 | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Cordova 345 kV | Solar | 260 MW | active | 2020-09 | PJM |
| Oak Grove 161 kV sub | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| SUB 17 | Hybrid | 128 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Cordova Energy Center 345kV | Solar | 120 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PJM |
| SUB 39 - CORDOVA 345.0kV | Solar | 80 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Cordova 345 kV | Battery | 80 MW | active | 2021-03 | PJM |
| Sub #107 69 kV Substation | Solar | 48 MW | withdrawn | 2019-04 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Rock Island County ranks #287 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #14 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 Rock Island 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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