Richland Township Solar II, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68928
- Capacity
- 10.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Testing
- Location
- Marshall, IL
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Birch Creek Power, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
Richland Township Solar II, LLC
TestingSolarGEM: operating
Ranked #38 of 325 Solar plants in IL#1979 of 7447 nationally
10.8 MW Solar testing in Marshall, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
10.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.9442, -89.2697
County
Marshall, IL
Nearby Plants
- Richland Township Solar, LLCSolar35 MW · 1.8 km
- Old Town WindWind178 MW · 9.5 km
- Schulte 2 Community SolarSolar2 MW · 14.6 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 | Birch Creek Power, LLC | Birch Creek Development | — |
| Owner(s) | Birch Creek Power, LLC | Birch Creek Development | — |
| Status | Testing | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Birch Creek Development
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Richland Township Solar II, LLC is a 10.8 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Marshall County, Illinois. The plant is owned and operated by Birch Creek Power, LLC. It utilizes a single generator and employs fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy (SUN).
The facility operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. Richland Township Solar II ranks as the 34th largest solar plant in Illinois out of 320, and nationally it ranks 1778 out of 7108.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
69 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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