Conagra Foods at St. Elmo
Fayette County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 63830 · Operator: Constellation Solar Illinois 2, LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.1 | 19.7% | — |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 21.9% | — |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 20.5% | — |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 20.4% | — |
| 2025 | 3 | 19.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jan 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Constellation Solar Illinois 2, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Constellation Solar Illinois 2, LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Altamont | 7 MW | 10 km |
| Freedom Power Project | retired | 10.4 km |
| SV CSG Brownstown 1 | — | 15.7 km |
| Holland Energy Facility | 702 MW | 24.8 km |
| Dressor Plains Solar, LLC | 99 MW | 25.3 km |
| Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLC | — | 25.8 km |