Prairie Solar — 135 MWac solar, Champaign County, IL (MISO), Cambridge 50 MW share, COD pre-2026
Largest-ever municipal VPPA in the US; first city to use VPPA to offset RESIDENTIAL emissions. 113,000 MWh/yr to >25,000 households. Announced separately from earlier Akamai/Teradyne/Wayfair shares (Sept 2024) on the same project. PPA price not disclosed publicly; will be imputed from regional comparables. Discovered via DealFlow research sweep (agent: 2023-2024-longtail).
Deal Value
50MW
Capacity
Solar
Technology
IL
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Corporate VPPA
- Seller / Sponsor
- BayWa r.e. Americas / MN8 Energy
- Buyer / Financier
- City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Offtaker
- City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Stage
- Operating
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
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