McDonough Solar 1, LLC CSG
McDonough County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 64201 · Operator: McDonough Solar 1, LLC
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor11%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 11.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 12.3% | — |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 12.4% | — |
| 2024 | 3.8 | 10.7% | — |
| 2025 | 3.9 | 11.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1B | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2 | 2 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| MCDH | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2 | 2 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: McDonough Solar 1, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| McDonough Solar 1, LLC | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Little Creek | — | 2.7 km |
| Cardinal Point Wind | 150 MW | 9.2 km |
| Ember Sun LLC PV | 3 MW | 15.4 km |
| McDonough Solar 4 LLC | — | 16.7 km |
| Macomb 2A | 2 MW | 17.8 km |
| Sullivan B Community Solar LLC | 2 MW | 20.2 km |