# Big Plain Solar, LLC

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/big-plain-solar-llc

Big Plain Solar, LLC - Madison County - PJM

Big Plain Solar, LLC is a 196-MWAC solar photovoltaic generating facility located on approximately 1,500 acres in Fairfield and Oak Run townships, Madison County, Ohio, near London. Owned and developed by Leeward Renewable Energy, the project uses First Solar advanced thin-film photovoltaic modules mounted on single-axis tracking systems, with approximately 800,000 solar panels, 50 inverters, and a 34.5/138-kV collection substation. The project was approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board on March 18, 2021, and construction began in August 2022. Associated sustainable practices include a 70-acre pollinator habitat and soil health monitoring program.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 196 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 64635 — plant-64635

## Facts

- **Technology:** Solar Photovoltaic
- **Operator:** Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC

## Related parties

- **Owner:** Big Plain Solar, LLC — project entity and applicant ([source](https://www.lreus.com/projects/big-plain-solar/))
- **Owner / operator / developer:** Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC — project owner and developer ([source](https://www.lreus.com/))
- **Operator / asset manager:** Leeward Asset Management, LLC — utility/transmission-owner record entity ([source](https://www.lreus.com/))
- **Lender:** MUFG Bank — construction lender ([source](https://www.bk.mufg.jp/global/))
- **Financier / tax equity investor:** Wells Fargo — tax-equity provider ([source](https://www.wellsfargo.com/))
- **Parent company / investor:** OMERS Infrastructure — parent investment entity ([source](https://omersinfrastructure.com/))
- **Balancing authority / market operator:** PJM Interconnection, LLC — regional transmission organization and market operator ([source](https://www.pjm.com/))
- **Regulator:** Ohio Power Siting Board — state regulatory authority ([source](https://opsb.ohio.gov/))

## Sources

- [omersinfrastructure.com](http://omersinfrastructure.com/news/leeward-renewable-energy-completes-acquisition-of-solar-development-platform) — omersinfrastructure.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [sec.gov](http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000162828021000753/a8-kex991pressreleasejan21.htm) — sec.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [interxdata.com](https://interxdata.com/projects/big-plain-solar-llc-eia-860-64635-gen01/) — interxdata.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [opsb.ohio.gov](https://opsb.ohio.gov/news/opsb-authorizes-construction-of-solar-projects-in-madison-and-highland-counties) — opsb.ohio.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/big-plain-solar-llc
Website: [Big Plain Solar, LLC](https://www.lreus.com/projects/big-plain-solar/)

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