Hickory Wind
78.65 MW generation in Putnam, IL · In queue since October 2016 · Proposed COD October 2025
78.65 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Wind
9y 9m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Phase
COD target: 2025
Total Duration
9 years
Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO
PJM processes interconnection requests through multi-phase System Impact Studies (SIS).
Typical: ~48 months (historically longest)
Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Construction pending
Typical: 18–36 months
Proposed COD: 2025-10-31
Hickory Wind is a proposed wind generation project with a total capacity of 78.65 MW, located in Putnam County, Illinois. The project is in the PJM interconnection queue as entry PJM-AC1-168, with a queue entry date of October 31, 2016, and a proposed commercial operation date of October 31, 2025. The project's interconnection agreement has been executed. The interconnecting utility is ComEd.
Hickory Wind has been the subject of recent news coverage.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
Realization risk from now to commercial operation — financing close, EPC and tax-equity counterparty mix, and COD probability vs the proposed date. The diligence view that determines whether the deal actually closes. Powered by InfraSure's development-stage modeling stack.
See the full development-risk decomposition for this project.
State
IL
County
Putnam
Grid Region
PJM Interconnection
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
ComEd
Entity
PJM
Service Type
NRIS
Point of Interconnection
Kewanee-Streator
Data Source
LBNL + Live
Composite operating-phase risk view — what this asset's risk profile will look like once it commissions. Climate hazards across its operating life, expected generation variability, and offtake counterparty exposure, decomposed into a single decision-grade score. Powered by InfraRisk.
See the full risk decomposition + scenarios for this project.
Forward generation outlook — first-year production estimate and 10-year P50 trajectory, with probabilistic ranges (P10/P50/P90) across weather, demand, and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's generation modeling stack.
See the full forecast + scenario decomposition for this project.
Forward revenue, DSCR projection, and financing-close risk — conditioned on commercial operation. First-year DSCR, 10-year cashflow, and counterparty exposure across price and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's asset cashflow stack.
See the full revenue + DSCR projection for this project.
- ISO / RTO
- PJM
- Trading Hub
- N ILLINOIS HUB
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
This project's market context is estimated from its Point of Interconnection. Hub and node assignments are approximate and based on geographic inference from the POI substation name.
No Ask reports yet for this entity.
Ask about Hickory WindForward forecasts, scenario decomposition, and risk-decision tooling for this queue project.
