IL University Park 450 Central Ave
Solar power plant · Will County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
2.3 MW
Rank in Illinois
#323
of 655 plants
In service since
2025
October 2025
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Catalyze University Park Central Ave Microgrid, LLC
- County
- Will County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among solar plants in Illinois
- #137 of 458
- EIA plant code
- 68538
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20424 | Solar Photovoltaic | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2025 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Tazewell Gas Recovery | Other | 2.4 MW |
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| SPG IL Valley Run CSG | Solar | 2.3 MW |
| USS Cattail Solar | Solar | 2.3 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.3 MW solar plant and a 2.3 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Illinois power plants · What Illinois actually generates