Prairie Oak Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66707
- Capacity
- 250 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Shelby, 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
Prairie Oak Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: announced
Ranked #6 of 325 Solar plants in IL#221 of 7447 nationally
250 MW Solar planned in Shelby, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
250 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
39.5428, -89.0315
County
Shelby, IL
Nearby Plants
- The GSI Group LLC at AssumptionSolar1.5 MW · 3.4 km
- SkylineSolar5 MW · 20.6 km
- SAE Taylorville IL S1Solar1.1 MW · 24.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Strata Clean Energy | Strata Clean Energy LLC | — |
| Owner(s) | Prairie Oak Solar, LLC | Strata Clean Energy LLC | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Strata Clean Energy LLC
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Prairie Oak Solar is a 250 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Shelby County, Illinois. The plant, owned and operated by Strata Clean Energy, utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. It is the sixth-largest solar plant in Illinois out of 19, and ranks 118th nationally among 639 solar facilities. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy (SUN), and it consists of a single generator.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC Reliability Corporation (SERC) NERC region.
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
250 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
MEDIUM confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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