USS Cattail Solar
Whiteside County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 68755 · Operator: USS Cattail Solar LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor15%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2025
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3 | 15.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USCAT | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2.3 | 2.3 | Aug 2025 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: USS Cattail Solar LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| USS Cattail Solar LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| USS Origami Solar | 4 MW | 3.2 km |
| Whiteside Solar 1 CSG | 2 MW | 3.5 km |
| Cattail (CSG) | 2 MW | 3.7 km |
| Clover - (IL) CSG | 5 MW | 6.6 km |
| Archer Daniels Midland Clinton | 180 MW | 8.5 km |
| Clinton Schools | 1 MW | 9.3 km |