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Utility solar · Shelby County, Illinois
Prairie Oak Solar
A 250 MW utility solar project in Shelby County, Illinois. Prairie Oak Solar has asked to connect to the grid or filed for its first approvals; nothing on record yet commits money to it. Public records name Strata Clean Energy as its developer. No public record read so far names its builder.
The record
What the public record says about Prairie Oak Solar, as of 23 Oct 2026.
| Stage | Queued |
|---|---|
| Construction start | Q1 2026 estimate |
| Size | 250 MW |
| Location | Shelby County, Illinois (to about 10 km) |
| Developer | Strata Clean Energy |
| Grid operator | — |
| Builder (EPC) | Not named yet |
| Trade subcontractors | in the app |
| People to call | in the app |
| Phase windows | in the app |
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Also developed by Strata Clean Energy
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|---|---|---|
| Patoka SolarUtility solar · Posey County, Indiana | Queued | 250 MW |
| Austin Creek SolarUtility solar · Adams County, Illinois | Queued | 140 MW |
| Justice Energy StorageBattery storage · Maricopa County, Arizona | Operating | 150 MW |
Also in Shelby County
| Project | Stage | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed 200 MW storage projectBattery storage | Queued | 200 MW |
| Unnamed 125 MW solar projectUtility solar | Queued | 125 MW |
| Unnamed 60 MW storage projectBattery storage | Queued | 60 MW |
| Unnamed 40 MW solar projectUtility solar | Queued | 40 MW |
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Prairie Oak Solar, in short.
Where is Prairie Oak Solar?
Prairie Oak Solar is a 250 MW utility solar project in Shelby County, Illinois. The public page places it to within about ten kilometres; the precise location is in the subscriber record.
When does construction start on Prairie Oak Solar?
Groundtrace estimates construction starts in the first quarter of 2026. This is an estimate from the project's filings, not a date any record states; the exact date and the record behind it are in the subscriber record.
Who is developing Prairie Oak Solar?
Strata Clean Energy, as the public record names it.
Who is building Prairie Oak Solar?
No public record read so far names a builder for Prairie Oak Solar. Groundtrace leaves the field empty rather than guess, and fills it when a permit, a filing or the builder's own page names one.
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