Will County, IL interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Will County, IL, requesting 4.3 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 12 projects have been built here and 38 have been withdrawn since 2004.
Source: interconnection queues published by 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 Will County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | 1 | 2.6 GW |
| Gas | 2 | 1.6 GW |
| Battery | 1 | 72 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 20 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 12 | 7.6 GW | 21.4% |
| Still pending | 5 | 4.3 GW | 8.9% |
| Withdrawn | 38 | 11.7 GW | 67.9% |
| Suspended | 1 | — | 1.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braidwood 345 kV | Nuclear | 2.6 GW | active | 2025-04 | PJM |
| Ellwood | Gas | 1.7 GW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PJM |
| Elwood 345 kV | Gas | 1.6 GW | withdrawn | 2018-07 | PJM |
| Elwood 345 kV | Gas | 1.3 GW | active | 2018-03 | PJM |
| Braidwood 1 | Nuclear | 1.2 GW | completed | 2009-12 | PJM |
| Braidwood 2 | Nuclear | 1.2 GW | completed | 2009-12 | PJM |
| Elwood | Gas | 1.2 GW | completed | 2016-10 | PJM |
| Joliet | Gas | 1.1 GW | withdrawn | 2016-10 | PJM |
| Aurora 138 kV | Battery | 1.1 GW | suspended | 2020-10 | PJM |
| AH1-559 | Battery | 896 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | PJM |
| East Frankfort-Crete | Unknown | 800 MW | completed | 2010-06 | PJM |
| Elwood-Dresden 345kV | Coal | 700 MW | withdrawn | 2004-07 | PJM |
| University Park North 345 kV | Battery | 646 MW | withdrawn | 2020-09 | PJM |
| Lincoln Generating Facility | Gas | 616 MW | completed | 2008-10 | PJM |
| University Park North | Gas | 606 MW | completed | 2017-03 | PJM |
How this county ranks
Will County ranks #66 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #2 of 64 in Illinois.
Other Illinois counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Lee County | 12 | 6.4 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 |
| Iroquois County | 8 | 1.8 GW |
Go deeper on Will 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.