The Illinois solar power project features U.S.-made modules and trackers, employed 500 people during construction and will provide an estimated $100 million in community benefit funds.
Swift Current Energy announced that its landmark 800 MWdc (593 MWac) Double Black Diamond Solar project is now operational.
The solar power plant, which began construction in 2018, is now the largest operating solar facility east of the Mississippi, adding to the state’s current 5.4 GW of solar that provides about 2.5% of the state’s electricity.
Double Black Diamond will produce enough electricity…
