Eldorado Solar Project (Phase I) — 189 MWac (270 MWdc) utility-scale solar with agrivoltaics (Kernza), Saline County, Illinois (MISO)
Largest agrivoltaics project in IL with Kernza grain. Part of broader 500+ MW Microsoft-Sol Systems agreement across IL/OH/TX. $50M community fund. Companion to Eldorado II (ppa-2024-059). Discovered via FERC EQR cross-reference.
Deal Value
189MW
Capacity
Solar
Technology
IL
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Power Purchase & Offtake
- Seller / Sponsor
- Sol Systems / Tenaska
- Buyer / Financier
- Microsoft
- Offtaker
- Microsoft
- Stage
- Construction
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- Source
- Sol Systems
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