Project PJM-AG2-544 — Project Summary

Queue ID
PJM-AG2-544
Capacity
200 MW
Technology
Battery
Status
active
Location
Mchenry, IL
Region
PJM
Developer
Monarch Grid, LLC
IA Status
System Impact Study

PJM-AG2-544

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200 MW storage in Mchenry, IL · In queue since March 2025 · Proposed COD November 2024

BA: PJMISO/RTO: PJMNERC: RFCRC: MISO

200 MW

Capacity

1

Components

Battery

1y 4m

In Queue

System Impact Study

IA Phase

COD target: 2024

Interconnection

Total Duration

1y 4m

Schedule

20 months past proposed COD

Study Phase

TC2

Impact Study25%
Queue EntryMar 6, 2025

Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO

System Impact StudyCurrent

PJM processes interconnection requests through multi-phase System Impact Studies (SIS).

Typical: ~48 months (historically longest)

Interconnection Agreement

Interconnection agreement not yet executed

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2024-11-06

Cross-source intelligence
Beta
Low confidence·0 sources·as of 2026-06-01
Expected COD
Nov 2024
From queue filing
Developer
Monarch Grid
From queue filing
Status
Active
Active — System Impact Study phase, proposed COD has passed without operational status
Financing
Unannounced
Key milestones
COD targetNov 6, 2024Most recent

Original proposed commercial operation date per LBNL queue filing

About

PJM-AG2-544 is a proposed 200 MW battery storage project located in McHenry County, Illinois. The project is interconnected within the PJM Interconnection queue, having entered the queue on March 31, 2021. The proposed commercial operation date is November 6, 2024.

The interconnection agreement for the project is currently listed as "In Progress (unknown study)". The project is located within the ComEd service territory and connects to the Silver Lake 138 kV point of interconnection.

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Development Risk

Realization risk before commercial operation — cluster-study clearance, IA timing, counterparty mix, and withdrawal probability vs cohort. The diligence view that determines whether this project is worth pursuing. Powered by InfraSure's development-stage modeling stack.

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P(COD by stated date)
Withdrawal probability vs cohort
IA cluster risk
Project Details

State

IL

County

Mchenry

Grid Region

PJM Interconnection

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

Monarch Grid, LLC

Utility

ComEd

Entity

PJM

Service Type

NRIS

Point of Interconnection

Silver Lake 345 kV

Data Source

LBNL

Risk Analytics

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Climate hazards (8+)
Generation variability (P10/P50/P90)
Offtake + transmission counterparty
Generation Forecast

Forward generation outlook — what this project would produce assuming it reaches commercial operation. Probabilistic ranges (P10/P50/P90) across weather, demand, and policy scenarios, conditioned on the proposed COD. Powered by InfraSure's generation modeling stack.

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P50 conditioned on COD
Capacity factor vs cohort
Weather + policy scenarios
Financial Forecast

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Revenue conditioned on COD
Financing close risk
Cohort DSCR comparison
Market Context
Approximate
ISO / RTO
PJM
Trading Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Hub Confidence
HIGH
Nearest Node (Estimated)
75 CRYST138 KV TR71 12
POI Substation
Silver Lake Substation

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.

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