University of Illinois Solar Farm 2.0

Champaign, Illinois

PROJECT DESCRIPTION


Construction was completed for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Solar Farm 2.0. The project was developed by Sol Systems, while Inovateus Solar was contracted to perform the EPC work. The 54-acre, 12.3 MW project was completed in early 2021, and produces 20,000 MWh annually.

45 Tons of Packaging Waste Recycling, and 3 Tons Landfilled. Over 93% Efficiency!

Video of Planting and Agrivoltaics Progress

Illinois Climate Action Page / Solar Farm 2.0

Solar Farm 2.0 Fact Sheet

UOI Website Landing Page for Solar Farm 2.0

University of Illinois Schools and Universities Press Kit photo

Details

Project Completion Date — 2021

Designed Annual Output — 18,254,316 kWh

Rated System Size — 12.32 MWdc

Panel Type — (16,848) Trina 400W • (8,424) Trina 395W • (5,850) GCL 385W

Racking System — Nextracker Single Axis Tracker

Inverter — (4) SungrowSH3150

University of Illinois Schools and Universities Press Kit photo
University of Illinois Map