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EIA plant 66082

Oregon · Ogle · IL

OE IL Solar 3

Operated by OE IL Solar 3, LLC

Annual generation4,525 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is OE IL Solar 3?

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42.020050, -89.362630

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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 Photovoltaic2 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.

1111
2360
3336
4365
5563
6518
7521
8515
9489
10444
11167
12136

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
1111
2360
3336
4365
5563
6518
7521
8515
9489
10444
11167
12136

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1111 MWh
2360 MWh
3336 MWh
4365 MWh
5563 MWh
6518 MWh
7521 MWh
8515 MWh
9489 MWh
10444 MWh
11167 MWh
12136 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
14850Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
66082
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
NA
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (563 MWh) and 1 the lowest (111 MWh). Their difference is 452 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
14850Solar Photovoltaic2.02.01.8Not 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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