Double Black Diamond Solar Named 2025 Project of the Year by Solar Builder Magazine
(Solar Builder Magazine) On the ski slopes, double black diamonds are for experts only. For a large utility-scale solar project in Illinois, it certainly took a high level of expertise to deliver a 593 MWac / 800 MWdc facility that will power 70% of Chicago’s city-run facilities, including major travel hubs like O’Hare and Midway […]
Massive solar farm spanning Morgan, Sangamon celebrated
AUBURN — Officials from across Illinois are celebrating the completion of an enormous solar panel farm built in west-central Illinois. Boston-based energy company Swift Current Energy held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday at its Auburn office for the Double Black Diamond solar panel farm. Built outside of Virden and Waverly, the solar farm straddles Morgan and […]
Swift Current Energy Announces Energization of Landmark 800 MW Solar Facility in Illinois with American-Made Equipment
SPRINGFIELD, IL, April 30, 2025 – Swift Current Energy (Swift Current) today announced that its landmark 800 MWdc (593 MWac) Double Black Diamond Solar project is now operating. The new solar facility, located 30 miles west of Springfield, IL, is the largest operating solar facility east of the Mississippi and provides a major source of […]
ABC7 I-Team gets exclusive 1st look at massive Illinois solar farm powering Chicago
CHICAGO (WLS) — It’s an audacious effort by the city of Chicago to pay for hundreds of of megawatts of clean energy to offset power usage in the airports and every firehouse, police district, library and city-owned building. The I-Team tracked Chicago energy usage with an exclusive look inside the clean energy compound. Read more…
New ways we’re advancing our clean energy commitments in the U.S.
Today we’re announcing new collaborations with Energix Renewables and Swift Current Energy to support our 24/7 carbon free energy goal on the PJM region electrical grid. Read more…
Google invests in 800 MW solar project in Illinois
The Double Black Diamond Solar project may be the largest solar installation east of the Mississippi when complete in 2025. Read More…
Double Black Diamond Solar Closes on Financing
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US developer secures $779 million for massive 800 MW solar project in Illinois
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Swift Current Energy Secures $779 Million in Project Financing for American-Made Double Black Diamond Solar Project
BOSTON and HOUSTON, August 9, 2023 – Swift Current Energy (Swift Current) announced today that it has closed project financing for its 800 MWdc (593 MWac) Double Black Diamond Solar project. Once operational, Double Black Diamond Solar is expected to be second largest single phase solar project in the US, and the largest solar project in […]
Cook County Announces First Off-Site Power Purchase Agreement for Renewable Energy
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