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EIA plant 64201

Blandinsville · McDonough · IL

McDonough Solar 1, LLC CSG

Operated by McDonough Solar 1, LLC

Annual generation3,766 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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40.555424, -90.851133

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic4 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1163
2256
3339
4316
5363
6428
7446
8413
9363
10367
11178
12134

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1163
2256
3339
4316
5363
6428
7446
8413
9363
10367
11178
12134

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1163 MWh
2256 MWh
3339 MWh
4316 MWh
5363 MWh
6428 MWh
7446 MWh
8413 MWh
9363 MWh
10367 MWh
11178 MWh
12134 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
MC1BSolar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP
MCDHSolar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
64201
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (446 MWh) and 12 the lowest (134 MWh). Their difference is 312 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
MC1BSolar Photovoltaic2.02.02.0Not supplied
MCDHSolar Photovoltaic2.02.02.0Not supplied

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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