Power plants in Champaign County, Illinois
17 operating power plants in Champaign County, Illinois, with 271 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Plants
17
Nameplate capacity
271 MW
Net generation, 2025
257 GWh
14 of 17 plants reported
Largest power plants in Champaign County
| # | Plant | MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prairie Solar LLCSolar | 135 | – | – |
| 2 | University of Illinois Abbott Power PltNatural gas | 80 | 213 | 30.2% |
| 3 | RantoulOil | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Northern Cardinal Solar SCS IL 1, LLCSolar | 10 | 19.1 | 21.8% |
| 5 | Medanos Solar LLCSolar | 5.0 | 0.1 | – |
| 6 | Phoenix Solar South Farms LLC Solar FarmSolar | 4.7 | 6.7 | 16.2% |
| 7 | Champaign Solar, LLCSolar | 3.5 | 0.0 | – |
| 8 | Rantoul SolarSolar | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 9 | SCS COUNTY 012631 Champaign, LLCSolar | 2.0 | 3.5 | 20.2% |
| 10 | IL Sidney Project1Solar | 2.0 | 4.6 | 26.2% |
| 11 | IL-Forefront Ameren- Sidney 1Solar | 2.0 | 0.0 | – |
| 12 | IL-Forefront Ameren-St. Joseph 1Solar | 2.0 | – | – |
| 13 | IL-Forefront-Ameren-St. Joseph 2Solar | 2.0 | – | – |
| 14 | Solar Star Urbana Landfill EastSolar | 1.9 | 3.6 | 21.7% |
| 15 | Solar Star Urbana Landfill CentralSolar | 1.9 | 3.6 | 21.4% |
| 16 | CED Champaign Solar LLCSolar | 1.6 | 2.8 | 20.3% |
| 17 | TAC-Distributed Energy Resource HybridSolar and wind | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.9% |
MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources
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