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Solar · United States

Greenfield Solar 1 (IL)

Under construction3.6 MWChecked 26 October 2026

Greenfield Solar 1 (IL) is a 3.6 MW solar farm 28 km north of Jerseyville, Greene County, Illinois, United States. Its status in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M is under construction. No other energy site in the register's datasets is within 10 km. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 154 incidents at solar farms in the United States, and 390 worldwide.

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The pack for this site lists 154 comparable solar incidents in the United States, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1364, Solar panel fire at Olympia schools prompts remote learning, 106 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-13642023Solar panel fire at Olympia schools prompts remote learning106 kmMinor
EIR-14612026Residential solar panel fire extinguished in Champaign191 kmMinor
EIR-12552025Field fire at solar farm north of Carmi contained to vegetation230 kmMinor
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 151 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.

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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Solar
Capacity
3.6 MW
Status
Under construction
Operator
Greenfield Solar 1, LLC
Location
Greene County, Illinois, United States
Expected
2026
Balancing authority
MISO

View on OpenStreetMap. The larger dot is this site; the others are sites within 40 km.

Alerts for applications and incidents near here

None found. The register holds no published incident that names Greenfield Solar 1 (IL). If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has Greenfield Solar 1 (IL) had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 29 October 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Greenfield Solar 1 (IL); it holds 154 incidents at solar farms in the United States.
What is the status of Greenfield Solar 1 (IL)?
Under construction, in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M.
Where is Greenfield Solar 1 (IL)?
28 km north of Jerseyville, Greene County, Illinois, United States.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M (Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).