Cooks Mill PV I — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67991
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Coles, IL
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Cooks Mill PV I, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- SERC
Cooks Mill PV I
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #24 of 325 Solar plants in IL#807 of 7447 nationally
99 MW Solar under construction in Coles, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
99 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.5208, -88.4201
County
Coles, IL
Nearby Plants
- Sullivan (IL)Distillate Oil23.7 MW · 18.5 km
- Coles WindWind300 MW · 22.6 km
- Shelby Energy CountyNatural Gas483 MW · 27.3 km
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 | Cooks Mill PV I, LLC | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | — |
| Owner(s) | Cooks Mill PV I, LLC | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Adapture Renewables, Inc.
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Cooks Mill PV I is a 99 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Coles County, Illinois. The plant is owned and operated by Cooks Mill PV I, LLC. It utilizes a fixed-tilt solar tracking system. The plant is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) grid, which serves as its balancing authority. The plant resides within the SERC Reliability Corporation NERC region.
Cooks Mill PV I is ranked as the 20th largest solar plant in Illinois out of 320 plants in the state. Nationally, it is ranked 646 out of 7108 solar plants. The plant consists of one generator and uses SUN as its primary fuel source.
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
138 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
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
AMIL.COOKSMILL
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
Curated node match
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PV Tech·1 years ago
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Adapture Renewables secures US$321 million debt facility from MUFG for US solar portfolio
Adapture Renewables has secured US$321 million in finance from the Japanese Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) to support the development of a 441MW solar...
PV Tech·1 years ago
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Adapture Renewables secures US$321 million debt facility from MUFG for US solar portfolio
Adapture Renewables has secured US$321 million in finance from the Japanese Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) to support the development of a 441MW solar...
PV Tech·1 years ago
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