Gillard — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67637
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Grundy, IL
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Cypress Creek Renewables
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Gillard
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #44 of 325 Solar plants in IL#3038 of 7447 nationally
5 MW Solar planned in Grundy, IL — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEM
5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
41.1940, -88.2945
County
Grundy, IL
Nearby Plants
- SV Gardner 1 (Lutz) CSGSolar2 MW · 0.9 km
- Braidwood Generation StationNuclear2449.8 MW · 7.8 km
- Keeversville Solar CSGSolar2 MW · 9.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Cypress Creek Renewables
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The Gillard solar photovoltaic plant is located in Grundy County, Illinois. It has a total capacity of 5 MW across one generator. The plant is owned and operated by Cypress Creek Renewables. Gillard ranks as the 44th largest solar plant in Illinois out of 320, and 2451st nationally out of 7108.
The plant utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. Gillard is located within the PJM Interconnection balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. The primary fuel source for the plant is solar energy.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
34.5 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
PJM
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Node Source
Shared substation inference
86031202Nearby ISO Node
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