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Hickory Solar

Solar power plant in Jersey County, Illinois. 110 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Hickory Solar LLC.

Also known as EIA plant 67786

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Key facts

Capacity
110 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
September 2024First generator online
Operator
Hickory Solar LLCEIA operator ID 66402
Grid
MISOBalancing authority MISO
Price nodes
1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
Location
Jersey County, IL39.1331, −90.3660
EIA plant ID
67786EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Hickory Solar produces

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Net generation, 2025

250 GWh

249,702 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

25.9%

2024: Not reported

January to July 2026

171 GWh

Provisional

Annual net generation, GWhCapacity factor below each year
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
2000Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2001Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2002Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2003Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2004Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2005Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2006Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2007Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2008Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2009Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2010Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2011Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2012Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2013Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2014Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2015Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2016Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2017Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2018Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2019Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2020Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2021Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2022Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2023Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
202453,772Not reported5 of 12
2025249,70225.9%12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)170,57330.5%7 of 7

* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.

Power prices and basis

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Emissions

Free · EPA CAMPD

No EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.

Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

No EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.

Generators

Free · EIA-860M
GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
GEN01Solar Photovoltaic110.0September 2024

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Hickory Solar LLC as the operator, which is not always the owner.

Modeled data

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Modeled

Modeled curtailment

A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.

Modeled

Expected vs reported generation

Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.

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Questions about Hickory Solar

How much power does Hickory Solar produce?

Hickory Solar reported 249,702 MWh (250 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 25.9% capacity factor on 110 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 171 GWh, which is provisional.

Where is Hickory Solar?

Hickory Solar is in Jersey County, Illinois, at 39.1331, −90.3660. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).

Who operates Hickory Solar?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Hickory Solar LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 66402). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Hickory Solar start operating?

Its first generator began operating in September 2024, according to EIA-860M.

Does InfraMap have power prices for Hickory Solar?

Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Hickory Solar, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.

Sources

  • EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
  • EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
  • MISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05

Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page