Power plant · Illinois, United States
Prairie Solar LLC
Prairie Solar LLC is a power plant under construction in Illinois, United States, with 135 MW of capacity, owned by Prairie Solar LLC.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Illinois | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2026 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Prairie Solar LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | MN8 Energy LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 135 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaic | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 40.0104, -88.0579 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Prairie Solar LLC is the 20th-largest of 23 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Illinois and the 691st-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 135 MW is <0.1% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 20th of 23 | 7,624 MW | 1.8% |
| United States | 691st of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 744th of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | <0.1% |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Illinois
- Braidwood Generation Station2,450 MW
- Byron Generating Station2,450 MW
- LaSalle Generating Station2,340 MW
- Dresden Generating Station2,019 MW
- Quad Cities Generating Station2,019 MW
- Powerton1,786 MW
- Prairie State Generating Station1,766 MW
- Kincaid Generation LLC1,319 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.