Wind projects in Illinois
Wind has 128 planned and operating projects tracked in Illinois, totaling 23.8 GW. 65 are planned and 63 are operating. McLean County leads with 11 projects and 2.2 GW. The largest is Heritage Prairie Wind at 850 MW. Statewide, Illinois tracks 1,604 projects across all technologies.
Data as of
| Project | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Heritage Prairie Wind | 850 MW |
| Illinois Generation LLC | 616.5 MW |
| 7FARGO - 7SANDBURG 345.0kV | 500 MW |
| Panther Grove 2 | 472.5 MW |
| Bright Stalk Generating Facility | 350 MW |
| County | Projects | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| McLean County | 11 | 2.2 GW |
| Henry County | 8 | 1 GW |
| Lee County | 8 | 788.7 MW |
| Bureau County | 7 | 811 MW |
| LaSalle County | 7 | 660 MW |
| Mason County | 7 | 1.1 GW |
| Livingston County | 6 | 1.9 GW |
| Logan County | 6 | 1.1 GW |
| Woodford County | 6 | 2.1 GW |
| Peoria County | 5 | 1.5 GW |
| Marshall County | 4 | 549 MW |
| Tazewell County | 4 | 500.5 MW |
| Champaign County | 3 | 288.5 MW |
| DeWitt County | 3 | 738.3 MW |
| Ford County | 3 | 425.3 MW |
| McDonough County | 3 | 365.6 MW |
| Vermilion County | 3 | 415 MW |
| Other counties (26) | 34 | 7.3 GW |
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- Illinois 1,604 projects, all technologies
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Source. U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860M and ISO/RTO interconnection queues, compiled by FieldProspects.