Fairbanks Solar Project

OperatingSolar

Ranked #9 of 140 Solar plants in IN#210 of 7447 nationally

250 MW Solar operating in Sullivan, IN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEM

250 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2025

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.1933, -87.5238

County

Sullivan, IN

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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	Fairbanks Solar Energy Center LLC	Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC; Invenergy LLC	—
Owner(s)	Fairbanks Solar Energy Center LLC	NiSource	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Fairbanks Solar Project is a 250 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Sullivan County, Indiana. The plant began operating in 2025 and is owned by NiSource and operated by Fairbanks Solar Energy Center LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) grid and falls within the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region.

In its latest year of operation, the Fairbanks Solar Project generated 357,949 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 24.3%. The plant is ranked as the 6th largest solar facility in Indiana out of 35, and nationally it is ranked 132nd out of 639 solar plants. The primary fuel source for the plant is solar energy (SUN).

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

RFC

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

345 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type