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Sangamon County, IL interconnection queue

7 interconnection applications are pending in Sangamon County, IL, requesting 1.1 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 9 have been withdrawn since 2018.

Pending applications
7
of 18 ever filed
Capacity queued
1.1 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
1.1 GW
2 projects connected
Built vs decided
18.2%
9 withdrawn
Median wait
2.3 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
1.3 GW
indicator, see note

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 Sangamon County, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Solar5870 MW
Hybrid2215 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built21.1 GW11.1%
Still pending71.1 GW38.9%
Withdrawn91.4 GW50.0%
Suspended00.0%

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

ProjectFuelCapacityStatusFiledQueue
Austin Substation 345kV BusGas1.0 GWcompleted2018-03MISO
Meredosia to Ipava 345 kVHybrid400 MWwithdrawn2021-08MISO
343505 InterstateSolar380 MWwithdrawn2024-04MISO
7AUSTIN - 7TURNER 345.0kVSolar220 MWactive2024-04MISO
LathamSolar200 MWactive2022-09MISO
Turner 345kv SubstationWind200 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO
343505 InterstateSolar200 MWactive2024-04MISO
TurnerSolar150 MWactive2025-10MISO
Fancy Creek 138kV SubstationSolar120 MWwithdrawn2024-04MISO
4Auburn N-4Jacksnvl 138kVHybrid115 MWactive2022-09MISO
4AUSTIN - 4VIRDEN 138.0kVHybrid100 MWactive2022-09MISO
Auburn North to Chatham Main 138kVSolar100 MWcompleted2020-06MISO
Westchester 138 kV station - PSSE bus 343513Solar100 MWwithdrawn2022-09MISO
343515 Chatham Main - 346555 North Aurburn (Ameren) 138.0kVSolar100 MWactive2025-11MISO
Austin-1 138 kV substationHybrid99 MWwithdrawn2020-06MISO

How this county ranks

Sangamon County ranks #352 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #16 of 64 in Illinois.

Other Illinois counties in the queue

CountyPendingCapacity queued
Lee County126.4 GW
Will County54.3 GW
McLean County112.9 GW
Ogle County52.9 GW
LaSalle County72.8 GW
Christian County82.3 GW
Peoria County72.1 GW
Tazewell County101.9 GW

Go deeper on Sangamon 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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