Big River Solar

OperatingSolar

Ranked #14 of 325 Solar plants in IL#553 of 7447 nationally

149 MW Solar operating in White, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

149 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2022

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

38.0652, -88.3106

County

White, 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	Big River Solar, LLC	Ranger Power	—
Owner(s)	Big River Solar, LLC	Ranger Power [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Ranger Power [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Big River Solar is a 149 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in White County, Illinois. The plant, owned and operated by Big River Solar, LLC, commenced operations in 2022. It utilizes a single-axis tracking system to maximize solar energy capture. As of its latest annual generation data, the plant produced 314,717 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 24.1%.

The plant is interconnected to the grid and operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority. Big River Solar is ranked as the 14th largest solar plant in Illinois out of 19, and ranks 418th nationally out of 639 solar plants. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from LBNL Solar. The plant has been the subject of 4 news articles, all pertaining to regulatory matters.

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Engineering & Generators