Newton Solar BESS LLC
Solar power plant · Jasper County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
54 MW
Rank in Illinois
#128
of 580 plants
In service since
2026
March 2026
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Vistra Corp
- County
- Jasper County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.10%
- Rank among solar plants in Illinois
- #23 of 383
- EIA plant code
- 65401
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Solar Photovoltaic | 52 MW | 52 MW | 2026 | Operating |
| BA | Batteries | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2026 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Illinois
| Ingredion Incorporated | Natural gas | 55 MW |
| Panther Creek Wind Project | Wind | 54 MW |
| Crescent Ridge | Wind | 53 MW |
| Kimmel Road Solar, LLC | Solar | 50 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 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 54 MW solar plant and a 54 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