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Square Barn Solar

Square Barn Solar is a 1.5 MW operating solar farm in McHenry County, Illinois, operated by Forefront Power, LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingSep 2020 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1820Solar Photovoltaic1.5 MW OperatingSep 2020

Plant details

Operator
Forefront Power, LLC
Location
McHenry County, Illinois
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 1.5 MW
First unit online
Sep 2020
EIA plant ID
63070

Location

42.1640, -88.3830

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem