Power plant · Illinois, United States
Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLC
Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLC is a power plant under construction in Illinois, United States, with 100 MW of capacity, owned by Switchgrass Plains 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 | Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 100 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 | 39.1724, -89.0579 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLC is the 22nd-largest of 23 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Illinois and the 779th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 100 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 | 22nd of 23 | 7,624 MW | 1.3% |
| United States | 779th of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 848th of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | <0.1% |
Owner, operator and place
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- 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.