Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLCUnder construction
Fayette County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 69594 · Operator: Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLC
100 MW under construction (Solar Photovoltaic), first expected Dec 2026 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 100 MW building
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 100 | 100 | planned Dec 2026 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Dressor Plains Solar, LLC | 99 MW | 2.8 km |
| Freedom Power Project | retired | 18.8 km |
| SV CSG Brownstown 1 | — | 22.6 km |
| PIKE Solar | — | 25.7 km |
| Conagra Foods at St. Elmo | 2 MW | 25.8 km |
| Holland Energy Facility | 702 MW | 26.4 km |