NL IL - Esmen East CSG
Livingston County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 69308 · Operator: Esmen Solar 1, LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2026
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESMNE | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 5 | May 2026 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Esmen Solar 1, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Esmen Solar 1, LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| NE IL - Esmen West | 5 MW | 0.7 km |
| Livingston Generating Facility | 15 MW | 2 km |
| Walldog | 5 MW | 4.3 km |
| Pontiac | 2 MW | 4.8 km |
| Pontiac 1A | 2 MW | 5.1 km |
| NL IL - 1875 North Road CSG | 5 MW | 5.9 km |