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1.5 MW Batteries (0 MW) + Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (1 MW) + Onshore Wind Turbine (0 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (0 MW) operating in Champaign, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
1.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (4)
Technology
Batteries + Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Onshore Wind Turbine + Solar Photovoltaic
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.0888, -88.2443
County
Champaign, IL
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Ameren Illinois | Phoenix Solar South Farms | — |
| Owner(s) | Bank of the West | Fifth Third Bank | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Fifth Third Bank
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The TAC-Distributed Energy Resource Hybrid plant is a 1.5 MW hybrid power plant located in Champaign County, Illinois. The plant, which began operating in 2017, is owned and operated by Ameren Illinois. It utilizes a combination of four generating technologies: batteries, a natural gas internal combustion engine, an onshore wind turbine, and solar photovoltaic arrays. The solar arrays use a fixed-tilt tracking system. The plant also includes a 0.5 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) with a duration of 1.67 hours.
The plant's primary fuel is listed as "MWH" in the EIA data. In its latest year of reported generation, the plant produced 307 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 2.3%. The TAC-Distributed Energy Resource Hybrid plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. It is ranked as the 12th largest of 12 plants in Illinois and 1164th of 1205 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
14 MWh
Latest Month
307 MWh
Annual Generation
2.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
—
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
—
SO₂
—
CH₄
0.000 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.000 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
2.0%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
0.015 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Midwest
2017
$1,587/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $2.4M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
AMIL.AEM.IL
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Location Type
Load Zone
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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