Moonshine Solar Park
Tuesday 22, April 2025
Installed capacity of 200-megawatts
Project overview
Moonshine Solar Park would be located in Casey, Illinois. The solar park would complement the area’s agricultural resources, providing a constant flow of income to landowners and the public in increased tax revenue from this stable cash crop.
Economic benefits
Moonshine Solar Park yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Moonshine Solar Park would also be compatible with other land uses and provide a stable form of income to local landowners.
$165 million
Capital investment
$22+ million
Would be paid to local governments
$40+ million
Would be paid to landowners
Millions of dollars
Spent locally
Job creation
250-300 construction jobs and 2-3 permanent jobs created
Renewable energy in Illinois
With the collaboration of local business owners, landowners, and other community members across Illinois, EDPR NA is able to provide clean energy for the state, in addition to strengthening the local economies.
Renewable energy technology
Energy Security
Energy Security
Moonshine Solar Park would contribute to the national energy security for the state of Illinois and the U.S, helping diversify domestic supply.
Solar as a neighbor
Solar as a neighbor
Solar projects are essentially silent neighbors designed to capture light while not producing glare.
Solar panel technology
Solar panel technology
Solar panels contain no liquids or materials that would pose a risk to the environment or human health.
254 million gallons of water saved each year
Moonshine Solar Park will save more than 254 million gallons of water each year and prevents the air pollution that causes smog and acid rain.
Contact us
Moonshine Solar Park
Corporate Headquarters
1501 McKinney Street, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77010
346.552.2243
Jack.Dinnie@edp.com
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