Query
OE IL Solar 3
Type
Entity Briefing
State
IL
Technology
solar
Generated
2026-10-12T22:09:49.279Z

Briefing on Illinois

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 12, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
672
Operating plants
60.8 GW
Operating capacity
1
States
296
Queue projects
60.4 GW
Queue capacity
Solar
Leading technology
Briefing/state672 operating assets · 296 queue projects

Illinois includes 60.8 GW of operating capacity and 60.4 GW of proposed queue capacity in the current result.

672 operating plants span 1 states. The linked queue contains 296 projects totaling 60.4 GW. Solar is the largest operating technology group at 8.5 GW.

Coverage
672 plants across 1 states
Largest asset
Braidwood Generation Station · 2.4 GW
Leading technology
Solar · 8.5 GW
Queue pipeline
296 projects · 60.4 GW

What stands out

1

672 operating plants total 60.8 GW across 1 states.

2

Solar is the largest operating technology group at 8.5 GW across 462 plants.

3

Braidwood Generation Station is the largest returned operating asset at 2.4 GW.

4

296 queue projects total 60.4 GW of proposed capacity.

Market and operating context

Largest state footprint
Illinois · 60.8 GW
Technology concentration
Solar represents 8.5 GW
Development pipeline
296 projects · 60.4 GW

Why it matters

The operating footprint shows what exists today, while the queue pipeline and latest curated events show where the portfolio or market may be changing. Reading those layers together avoids treating proposed capacity as operating capacity.