List of power stations in Illinois

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File:Illinois Electricity sources 2006.svg
Illinois' electric power net generation by primary energy source, 2006.[1]
  Coal 47.6%
  Nuclear 48.9%
  Natural gas 2.8%
  Hydroelectric 0.1%
  Other Renewable 0.4%
  Petroleum 0.1%
  Other 0.1%
File:IL PowerStations1.pdf
Power generating stations in Illinois by type.

This is a list of active electricity-generating power stations in Illinois.

Nuclear power

Plant Location Coordinates Type Owner Links
Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station Braidwood, Illinois, Will County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 units, 2,360 MW. Nuclear PWR Exelon [2]
Byron Nuclear Generating Station Ogle County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 units, 2,353 MW. Nuclear PWR Exelon [3]
Clinton Nuclear Generating Station Clinton, Illinois, De Witt County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 unit, 1,043 MW. Nuclear BWR AmerGen
(Exelon subsidiary)		 [4]
Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Morris, Illinois, Grundy County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 units, 1,824 MW. Nuclear BWR Exelon [5]
LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station La Salle County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 units, 2,288 MW. Nuclear BWR Exelon [6]
Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station Cordova, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 units, 1,824 MW. Nuclear BWR Exelon [7]

Conventional coal/gas

Plant Location Coordinates Type Owner Links
Crawford Station CLOSED 3501 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL 60623 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. two dual fuel, coal/gas-fired steam generators. 542 MW Midwest Generation [8], [9]
Duck Creek Power Station 17751 North Cilco Rd., Canton, IL 61520 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 unit, 441 MW. Coal AmerenEnergy Generating Company [10]
Fisk Station CLOSED 1111 W. Cermak Rd., Chicago, IL 60608 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 unit, 326 MW. Coal NRG Energy [11]
Joliet Station 1800 Channahon Rd., Joliet, IL 60436 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 3 units, 1,358 MW. Coal + Natural gas NRG Energy [12]
Powerton Station 13082 East Manito Rd., Pekin, IL 61554 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 units, 1,538 MW. Coal + Natural gas NRG Energy [13]
Waukegan Station 401 E. Greenwood Ave., Waukegan, IL 60087 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 units, 689 MW. Coal + Natural gas + Diesel NRG Energy [14]
Will County Station 529 E. 135TH St., Romeoville, IL 60446 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 4 units, 1,092 MW. Coal. NRG Energy [15]
Coffeen Power Station Montgomery County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 units, 900 MW. Coal AmerenEnergy Generating Company [16]
Hutsonville Power Station Crawford County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 units, 156 MW. Coal AmerenEnergy Generating Company [17]
Meredosia Power Station Morgan County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 4 units total, 513 MW. 3 Coal, 1 oil AmerenEnergy Generating Company [18]
Newton Power Plant Jasper County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 units, 1,151 MW. coal AmerenEnergy Generating Company [19]
Grand Tower Power Station Grand Tower, Illinois, Jackson County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 CTG units, 516 MW. Former coal now Natural gas. Rockland Capital [20]
Elgin Energy Center Elgin, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 452 MW. Natural gas Rockland Capital Links
Gibson City Power Plant 545 N. Jordan Dr.
Gibson City, Illinois		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 232 MW. Natural gas Rockland Capital Links
Goose Creek Energy Center Piatt County, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Combustion Turbines (CTG) Natural Gas AmerenUE Links
Electric Energy Inc. - Joppa Generating Station 2100 Portland Road
Joppa, Illinois		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1014 MW. Coal(6 units) 91.8 MW (CTG) Natural Gas (2 units) Electric Energy, Inc Links
SIPC – Lake of Egypt 11543Lake of Egypt Road
Marion, Illinois		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 400 MW: coal - lower mercury sourced in IL, boiler unit using area mine waste Electric Energy, Inc / Southern Illinois Power Cooperative [21]
Midwest Electric – Joppa 2200 Portland Road
Joppa, Illinois		 164 MW. Combustion Turbines (CTG) Natural Gas (3 units) Electric Energy, Inc / AmerenEnergy Generating Company [22]
E.D. Edwards Plant 7800 South Cilco Ln., Bartonville, IL 61607 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 3 units, 749 MW. Coal AmerenEnergy Resources Links
Rocky Road East Dundee, Illinois 364 MW. Gas Peaking Dynegy Links
Baldwin Generating Center Baldwin, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,806 MW. Coal Baseload Dynegy Links
Havana Havana, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 690 MW. Oil/Coal Dynegy Links
Hennepin Hennepin, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 301 MW. Coal Dynegy Links
Tilton Tilton, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 188 MW. Gas Peaking Dynegy Links
Vermilion (CLOSED) Oakwood, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 194 MW. Coal/Gas/Oil Dynegy Links
Wood River Alton, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 594 MW. Gas/Coal Dynegy
Lake Springfield Springfield, Illinois 723 MW. Coal City Water, Light & Power Links
Kendall County Generation Facility Minooka, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1256 MW Natural Gas Dynegy Links

Wind power

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See also: Wind power in Illinois
Farm Installed
capacity
(MW)		 Location Coordinates
Big Sky Wind Farm[2][3] 240 Bureau and Lee Counties Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bishop Hill 1[4] 200 Henry County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Blackstone Wind Farm II[5] 200 Kinsman, Grundy County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Grand Ridge 210 Marseilles, LaSalle County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lee-Dekalb Wind Energy Center 217.5 Lee and DeKalb Counties Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Minonk 200 Minonk, Woodford County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm[6] 300 Livingston County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Top Crop Wind Farm 300 Grundy, Livingston and LaSalle Counties Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Twin Groves Wind Farms I & II 396 McLean County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Notes

  1. ↑ Data from EIA
  2. ↑ Electric Power Monthly May 2011, Energy Information Administration
  3. ↑ [1]
  4. ↑ Third Quarter 2012 Market report, American Wind Energy Association
  5. ↑ Electric Power Monthly, Oct. 2010, Energy Information Administration
  6. ↑ VP 100: Illinois wind farm breathes new life into businesses Energy Empowers, September 23, 2010.

References

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