Pivot Energy IL 55 LLCUnder construction
McHenry County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 70339 · Operator: Pivot Energy
3 MW under construction (Solar Photovoltaic), first expected Oct 2026 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL55B | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3.1 | 3.1 | planned Oct 2026 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Pivot Energy. 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.
| Pivot Energy IL 55b LLC | — | 0.6 km |
| Alden Road Harvard Solar 1 | 2 MW | 6.7 km |
| Armstrong 1 | 2 MW | 7.1 km |
| Pivot Energy IL 52 | — | 7.7 km |
| Osman Trust | — | 9.2 km |
| Charter Dura-Bar | 6 MW | 9.4 km |