Kankakee Solar 1 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68059
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kankakee, IL
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Pivot Energy
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 2,113 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 12.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Kankakee Solar 1
OperatingSolar
Ranked #84 of 325 Solar plants in IL#5397 of 7447 nationally
2 MW Solar operating in Kankakee, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.2151, -87.9198
County
Kankakee, IL
Nearby Plants
- Kankakee 2Solar1.5 MW · 0.3 km
- BourbonnaisSolar1.7 MW · 1.0 km
- NostrandSolar2 MW · 6.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Pivot Energy | Pivot Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Pivot Energy | Pivot Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Pivot Energy
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Kankakee Solar 1 is a 2 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kankakee County, Illinois. The plant began operating in 2024 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Pivot Energy. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.
Kankakee Solar 1 operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the NERC MRO region. In its latest year of operation, the plant generated 2,113 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 12.0%. The solar array uses single-axis tracking. Kankakee Solar 1 ranks as the 194th largest power plant in Illinois out of 320, and 5075th nationally out of 7108.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
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
102 MWh
Latest Month
2.1K MWh
Annual Generation
12.0%
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
ComEd Davis Creek Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Commonwealth Edison
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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