Austin Creek Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66703
- Capacity
- 140 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Adams, IL
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Strata Clean Energy
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- SERC
Austin Creek Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: announced
Ranked #16 of 325 Solar plants in IL#582 of 7447 nationally
140 MW Solar planned in Adams, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
140 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Strata Clean Energy | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Austin Creek Solar, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Austin Creek Solar is a 140 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Adams County, Illinois. The plant, owned and operated by Strata Clean Energy, utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. It is the 16th largest solar plant in Illinois out of 19, and ranks 437th nationally out of 639 solar plants. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy (SUN).
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC Reliability Corporation NERC region. There is no generation or financial data available.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
140 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
LOW confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·corporate
Bechtel to Build Major Solar and Storage Project in Texas
Cold Creek facility will generate 430 MW of clean energy for the Texas grid Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, construction,...
Bechtel (developer)
Bechtel·4 months ago
Grid·outage
Newest big U.S. coal-plant offline until 2027
The newest major coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is expected to be offline until March 2027 after a major failure in April.
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)·5 months ago
Industry·corporate
Bechtel’s Construction of Major U.S. Solar Facility Advances to Next Stage
Bechtel has been selected by Doral Renewables to deliver three key phases of its Mammoth Solar facility in Indiana.
Bechtel (developer)Doral Renewables (developer)
Bechtel·10 months ago
Regulatory·permitting
Adams County Board votes to allow solar farm near Ursa "under protest"
QUINCY — Adams County State's Attorney Todd Eyler got his point across without directly telling Adams County Board members that a vote...
Adams County Board (regulator)Todd Eyler (other)
Muddy River News·10 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
View all 10 articles