Lake County, IN interconnection queue
5 interconnection applications are pending in Lake County, IN, requesting 850 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 3 projects have been built here and 3 have been withdrawn since 2013.
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 Lake County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 4 | 800 MW |
| Unknown | 1 | 50 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 3 | 450 MW | 27.3% |
| Still pending | 5 | 850 MW | 45.5% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 1.5 GW | 27.3% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Line 138kV | Gas | 1.2 GW | withdrawn | 2013-03 | PJM |
| Schahfer-St. John 345kV Line Tap | Solar | 300 MW | completed | 2018-03 | MISO |
| SCHAHFER GEN STA - ST. JOHN 345.0kV | Solar | 300 MW | active | 2022-03 | MISO |
| SCHAHFER GEN STA - ST. JOHN 345.0kV | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| Olive-Reynolds 345 kV | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2019-01 | PJM |
| Lake - 270888 345kV | Battery | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2022-12 | PJM |
| Green Acres138kV Subtation | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2019-04 | MISO |
| Green Acres 138 kV Substation | Solar | 100 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| NIPSCO Green Acres 138kV Sub | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2025-07 | MISO |
| S1027 | Unknown | 50 MW | completed | 2022-05 | MISO |
| Green Acres 138 kV Substation (43684) | Unknown | 50 MW | active | 2023-04 | MISO |
How this county ranks
Lake County ranks #444 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #12 of 57 in Indiana.
Other Indiana counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County | 20 | 6.4 GW |
| Pulaski County | 10 | 3.2 GW |
| Vermillion County | 4 | 2.4 GW |
| White County | 13 | 2.1 GW |
| Fountain County | 4 | 1.4 GW |
| Blackford County | 7 | 1.3 GW |
| St. Joseph County | 4 | 1.2 GW |
| Greene County | 6 | 1.2 GW |
Go deeper on Lake 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.