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IL Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West)

Solar power plant in Cook County, Illinois. 1.8 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Catalyze Chicago S Western Avenue 2 Microgrid, LLC.

Also known as EIA plant 68778

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Key facts

Capacity
1.8 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
April 2026First generator online
Operator
Catalyze Chicago S Western Avenue 2 Microgrid, LLCEIA operator ID 67064
Grid
PJMBalancing authority PJM
Price nodes
None linkedNo verified ISO node
Location
Cook County, IL41.8441, −87.6833
EIA plant ID
68778EIA plant page

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

How much power IL Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West) produces

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EIA-923 has no net generation reported for this plant.

Power prices and basis

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Emissions

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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

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GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
20421Solar Photovoltaic1.8April 2026

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Catalyze Chicago S Western Avenue 2 Microgrid, 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.

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Questions about IL Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West)

Where is IL Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West)?

IL Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West) is in Cook County, Illinois, at 41.8441, −87.6833. It is in the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing area (PJM).

Who operates IL Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West)?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Catalyze Chicago S Western Avenue 2 Microgrid, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 67064). The operator is not always the owner.

When did IL Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West) start operating?

Its first generator began operating in April 2026, according to EIA-860M.

Sources

  • EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location

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