Il University Park 450 Central Ave is a solar power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 2.3 MW.
The 2.3 MW is nameplate capacity: the most this plant's generators are rated to produce, not what it actually generates. EPA eGRID reports no positive net generation for it this year.
How it works
Why the numbers look like this: panels make nothing at night and less in winter, so even a well-placed U.S. solar farm averages around a quarter of its nameplate over a year. Watch the monthly bars: they swell in summer and shrink in December.
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| Address | 450 Central Ave |
|---|---|
| City | University Park |
| County | Will County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60484 |
| Coordinates | 41.45368, -87.75003 |
| Operator | Catalyze University Park Central Ave Microgrid, LLC |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Nameplate capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20424 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 2.3 MW | Regulatory | — |
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | PJM Interconnection, LLC |
Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.