Rantoul Solar
Champaign County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 62451 · Operator: Altorfer Inc.
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5 | 16.9% | — |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 16.8% | — |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 14.0% | — |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 18.4% | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 17.0% | — |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 17.5% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANTL | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2 | 2 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Altorfer Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Altorfer Inc. | 50.0% | 1 MW |
| HWS Energy Holdings LLC | 50.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Rantoul | 14 MW | 3.6 km |
| Champaign Solar, LLC | 4 MW | 17.7 km |
| Solar Star Urbana Landfill East | 2 MW | 18.8 km |
| Solar Star Urbana Landfill Central | 2 MW | 18.9 km |
| IL-Forefront Ameren-St. Joseph 1 | 2 MW | 20 km |
| IL-Forefront-Ameren-St. Joseph 2 | 2 MW | 20.4 km |