Dressor Plains Solar, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 64224
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Fayette, IL
- Operating Since
- 2021
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Dressor Plains Solar, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 232,080 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 26.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Dressor Plains Solar, LLC
OperatingSolar
Ranked #22 of 325 Solar plants in IL#808 of 7447 nationally
99 MW Solar operating in Fayette, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEMWD
99 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2021
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.1678, -89.0496
County
Fayette, IL
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Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Dressor Plains Solar, LLC | DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) | — |
| Owner(s) | Dressor Plains Solar, LLC | DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Dressor Plains Solar, LLC is a 99 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Fayette County, Illinois. The plant began operating in 2021 and is owned and operated by Dressor Plains Solar, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing single-axis tracking. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. Dressor Plains Solar is connected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. balancing authority and resides within the MRO NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Dressor Plains Solar generated 232,080 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.7%. The plant ranks 21st out of 320 power plants in Illinois and 645th out of 7108 plants nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $30.74 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
OperationalSolar99 MWMISOLBNL + Live
Generation
8.7K MWh
Latest Month
232.1K MWh
Annual Generation
26.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$29.7/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$30.7/MWh
PPA Price
$28.5/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Ramsey SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (1)Beta
Industry·corporate
DESRI Announces Reaching Commercial Operation for Prairie State Solar and Dressor Plains Solar
PRNewswire/ -- D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) today announced that the Prairie State Solar (Prairie) and Dressor Plains Solar...
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (developer)
PR Newswire·3 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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