Baldwin Solar BESS — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68148
- Capacity
- 70.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Randolph, IL
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Vistra Corp
- Parent Company
- Vistra
- Annual Generation
- 139,626 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 22.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- SERC
Baldwin Solar BESS
OperatingBESSSolarHybrid
Ranked #26 of 325 Solar plants in IL#1179 of 7447 nationally
70.4 MW Batteries (2 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (68 MW) operating in Randolph, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
70.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.2035, -89.8539
County
Randolph, IL
Nearby Plants
- Baldwin Energy ComplexSub. Coal1259.6 MW · 0.2 km
- SV CSG Wagner B LLCSolar2 MW · 2.9 km
- Red BudDistillate Oil15 MW · 12.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Vistra Corp | Vistra Corp | — |
| Owner(s) | Vistra Corp | Vistra | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Baldwin Solar BESS is a 70.4 MW hybrid power plant located in Randolph County, Illinois. The plant, which combines solar photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage, began operating in 2024. It is owned and operated by Vistra Corp. The facility utilizes single-axis solar tracking and has a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a storage capacity of 8 MWh and a duration of 4 hours, employing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). Baldwin Solar BESS is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and is situated within the SERC NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 139,626 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 22.6%. Baldwin Solar BESS is ranked as the 4th largest of 12 solar plants in Illinois and 561st nationally out of 1205 plants. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) solar data.
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
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
5.2K MWh
Latest Month
139.6K MWh
Annual Generation
22.6%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$50.8/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Baldwin Station · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Ameren
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
AMIL.BALDW151Nearby ISO Node
News & Articles (10)Beta
General
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Santa Cruz Sentinel·2 months ago
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POWER Magazine·10 months ago
General
Vistra withdraws application to build battery plant in Morro Bay. What’s next?
Vistra Corp. has withdrawn its application to build a 600-megawatt battery energy storage facility on the retired Morro Bay Power Plant property.
San Luis Obispo Tribune·11 months ago
General
Vistra withdraws battery storage application, to seek state approval
Vistra, a Texas-based energy company, has plans to construct and operate a 600-megawatt battery storage facility on approximately 24 acres of a roughly 70-acre...
Cal Coast News·11 months ago
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