Shelby County, IL interconnection queue
6 interconnection applications are pending in Shelby County, IL, requesting 975 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 0 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2020.
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 Shelby County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 2 | 550 MW |
| Solar | 4 | 425 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 0 | 0 MW | 0.0% |
| Still pending | 6 | 975 MW | 54.5% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 1.2 GW | 45.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neoga | Wind | 350 MW | active | 2024-04 | MISO |
| Faraday 345 kV | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| 7NEOGA-7HOLLAND 345 kV | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2022-09 | MISO |
| 4MATOONW S - 4NEOGA 3 138.0kV | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2025-01 | MISO |
| Pana - Route 51 138kV | Wind | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2020-06 | MISO |
| Other_ | Wind | 200 MW | active | 2022-03 | MISO |
| 7FARADAY - 7PANA 345.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2025-03 | MISO |
| 4PANA 1 - 4SHELBYVL E 138.0kV | Solar | 125 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| 4NEOGA 2 - 4SHELBYVL E 138.0kV | Solar | 120 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
| 4PANA 1 - 4SHELBYVL E 138.0kV | Solar | 60 MW | active | 2022-09 | MISO |
| 4PANA 1 - 4SHELBYVL E 138.0kV | Solar | 40 MW | active | 2024-06 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Shelby County ranks #377 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #20 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 Shelby 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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