Towanda — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67644
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- McLean, IL
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Cypress Creek Renewables
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- SERC
Towanda
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #51 of 325 Solar plants in IL#3218 of 7447 nationally
5 MW Solar under construction in McLean, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.4342, -89.0623
County
McLean, IL
Nearby Plants
- Washington Street Solar 1 LLCSolar5 MW · 4.9 km
- BreezewoodSolar2 MW · 6.0 km
- State FarmDistillate Oil5.1 MW · 8.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Status | Under construction | 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 Towanda solar photovoltaic plant is located in McLean County, Illinois. The facility has a total capacity of 5 MW and consists of a single generator. Cypress Creek Renewables operates the plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.
Towanda operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, which is part of the SERC Reliability Corporation NERC region. In terms of size, the plant is ranked 56th out of 320 solar plants in Illinois, and 2258th nationally out of 7108 plants.
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
12.47 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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