# Archtop Solar

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/archtop-solar

Earthrise Energy - Ford County - MISO

Archtop Solar is a 270 MWac solar project in Ford County, Illinois, owned by Earthrise Energy. It comprises the Gibson City Solar 1 and 2 facilities and reached commercial operation on June 9, 2026. The project is the first to use Earthrise's surplus interconnection strategy, sharing the existing grid infrastructure of the company's Gibson City natural gas-fired peaking plant through a surplus interconnection agreement with MISO.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 286.79999999999995 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 69521 — plant-69521

## Facts

- **Technology:** Solar Photovoltaic
- **Operator:** Earthrise Energy
- **Operating status:** Operating

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator / developer:** Earthrise Energy — owner ([source](https://earthriseenergy.com))
- **Market participant:** MISO — balancing_authority ([source](https://www.misoenergy.org))

## Sources

- [earthriseenergy.com](https://earthriseenergy.com/2026/06/26/earthrise-energys-gibson-city-solar-project-begins-commercial-operation/) — earthriseenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/archtop-solar
Website: [Earthrise Energy](https://earthriseenergy.com)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/