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United StatesPrairie Solar is a 135-megawatt (MWac) solar development project that will be located in Champaign County, Illinois. This project will span approximately 800 acres and is set to start construction in spring of 2024.
Prairie Solar will be located in Champaign County, Illinois.
Prairie Solar is set to start construction in spring of 2024, with full operational status expected by the end of 2025. The project site is currently undergoing land preparation and is scheduled to commence structural and mechanical installation in August 2024. Installation will be divided into three stages: pile driving, tracker installation, and solar module installation. Piles are the vertical poles that elevate modules off the ground, while trackers are the horizontal support components upon which the solar modules are placed.
Following the start of structural and mechanical installation, the construction team will proceed with electrical installation and substation construction. This phase involves laying underground DC and AC cables to connect the solar panels and connect them to the inverters and substations. The substation, responsible for transferring energy from the solar project to the grid, will have a significantly smaller footprint than the solar facility. Typically, the substation is completed near the end of the construction process.
