Saline County, IL interconnection queue
4 interconnection applications are pending in Saline County, IL, requesting 675 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 0 have been withdrawn since 2018.
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 Saline County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 350 MW |
| Hybrid | 2 | 325 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 460 MW | 50.0% |
| Still pending | 4 | 675 MW | 50.0% |
| Withdrawn | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy | Solar | 250 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| Niles 138 kV (J1208/J1209) to be built near existing Harco Tap | Hybrid | 175 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Norris City North - Muddy 138 kV Line | Solar | 150 MW | completed | 2018-03 | MISO |
| Muddy to West Frankfort 138 kV line | Hybrid | 150 MW | active | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Muddy - Norris City 138kV Line | Solar | 150 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| 4HARCO - 4MUDDY 138.0kV | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2024-10 | MISO |
| Muddy - Crab Orchard 138 kV line | Solar | 80 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| Muddy - Crab Orchard 138kV Line | Solar | 80 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Saline County ranks #522 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #36 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 Saline 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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