List of power stations in Illinois

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Illinois, sorted by type and name. In 2018, Illinois had a total summer capacity of 45,631 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 188,003 GWh.[2] Illinois' electrical energy generation mix in May 2020 was 14% coal, 9% natural gas, 66% nuclear and 11% renewables. Illinois generates more energy from its nuclear power stations than any other U.S. state.[1]

Sources of Illinois electricity generation: May 2020 [1]

  Coal (14%)

  Natural Gas (9%)

  Renewables (11%)

  Nuclear (66%)

Nuclear power

Name	Location	Coordinates	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units	2016 net generation (MWh)	Reactor type	Owner	Opened
Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station	Braidwood, Will County	41.244°N 88.229°W	2,389	2	19,849,269[3]	Pressurized water	Exelon	1988[4]
Byron Nuclear Generating Station	Ogle County	42.074°N 89.282°W	2,347	2	19,600,248[3]	Pressurized water	Exelon	1985, 1987[5]
Clinton Nuclear Generating Station	Clinton, De Witt County	40.172°N 88.835°W	1,069	1	8,914,453[3]	Boiling water	AmerGen (Exelon subsidiary)	1987[6]
Dresden Nuclear Power Plant	Morris, Grundy County	41.389°N 88.269°W	1,845	2	15,443,893[3]	Boiling water	Exelon	1970, 1971[7]
LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station	LaSalle County	41.245°N 88.669°W	2,320	2	19,144,080[3]	Boiling water	Exelon	1982, 1984[8]
Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station	Cordova	41.726°N 90.310°W	1,871	2	15,655,095[3]	Boiling water	Exelon	1973[9]

Wind

Name	Location	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Turbines	2016 net generation (MWh)	Operator	Opened
AgriWind Project	Tiskilwa	8.4	4	5,891[3]	Exelon	2008[10]
Mendota Hills Wind Farm	Paw Paw	29	76	82,357[3]	Leeward Renewable Energy	2003, repowered 2019[11]
Shady Oaks	Compton	110	71	323,948[3]	Liberty Power	2012[12]
Bishop Hill I	Henry County	211	98	601,090[3]	Invenergy	2012[13]
Bishop Hill II	Henry County	81	50	282,278[3]	Invenergy	2012[13]
Bishop Hill III	Henry County	132	53		Invenergy	2018[14]
Brown County Wind Turbine	Brown County	1.5	1	2,983[3]	Adams Electric Cooperative	2014[15]
Minonk Wind Farm	Minonk	200	100	636,089[3]	Liberty Power	2012[16]
Crescent Ridge Wind Farm	Bureau County	54	33	146,775[3]	Leeward Renewable Energy	2005[17]
GSG Wind Farm	Compton	80	40	198,797[3]	Infigen Energy	2007
Camp Grove Wind Farm	Camp Grove	150	100	405,676[3]	Orion Renewables	2007[18]
California Ridge	Champaign County	217	134	732,885[3]	Invenergy	2012[13]
Twin Groves Wind Farm	McLean County	198	120		EDP Renewables North America	2007[19]
Twin Groves Wind Farm II	McLean County	198	120		EDP Renewables North America	2007[19]
Geneseo	Geneseo	3	2	6,574[3]	City of Geneseo	2009[20]
Grand Ridge Wind Farm I-IV	Marseilles	210	140	732,885[3]	Invenergy	2009
Pilot Hill	Kankakee County, Iroquois County	175	101	573,434[3]	EDF Energy	2015[21]
Kelly Creek	Kankakee County, Ford County	184	92	82,646[3]	EDF Energy	2016[22]
Providence Heights Wind Farm	Bureau County	72	36	169,679[3]	Iberdrola Renewables	2008[23]
EcoGrove Wind Farm	Stephenson County	100	67	250,936[3]	Acciona	2009[24]
Heartland Community College	Normal	1.65	1	4,741[3]	Heartland Community College	2012[25]
Pike County Wind Power	Pike County	1.65	1	3,216[3]	Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative	2005[26]
Rail Splitter Wind Farm	Logan County, Tazewell County	100	67	280,646[3]	EDP Renewables North America	2009[27]
Lee-Dekalb Wind Energy Center	Lee County, DeKalb County	217	145		NextEra Energy Resources	2009
Radford’s Run Wind Farm	Macon County	306	139		E.ON	2018[28]
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm	Livingston County	300	150	752,101[3]	Iberdrola Renewables	2010[29]
Top Crop I	Grundy County, LaSalle County	102	68	263,021[3]	EDP Renewables North America	2009[30]
Top Crop II	Grundy County, LaSalle County	198	132	489,941[3]	EDP Renewables North America	2009[30]
White Oak Wind Farm	McLean County	150	100	423,580[3]	NextEra Energy Resources	2011[13]
Big Sky Wind Farm	Bureau County, Lee County	240	114	522,333[3]	EverPower	2011[31]
Green River	Whiteside County, Lee County	194	74		Geronimo Energy	2019[32]
Pioneer Trail Wind Farm	Ford County, Iroquois County	150	94	429,410[3]	E.ON	2011[33]
Settlers Trail Wind Farm	Iroquois County	150	94	380,904[3]	E.ON	2013[34]
Walnut Ridge	Bureau County	212	106		Berkshire Hathaway Energy	2018[35][36]
Bright Stalk Wind Farm	McLean County	205	57		EDP Renewables North America	2019[37]
Harvest Ridge Wind Farm	Douglas County	200	48		EDP Renewables North America	2020[38]
Cardinal Point Wind	McDonough County, Warren County	150	60		Capital Power Corporation	2020[39]

Coal

Name	Location	Coordinates	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units	2016 net generation (MWh)	2016 GHG emissions (metric tons)	Owner	Opened	Status
Baldwin Generating Center	Baldwin	38.204°N 89.855°W	1,806	1	9,779,274[3]	9,784,003[40]	Vistra		Only one of three original units remains in operation as of 2017.[41] Vistra said it will retire the Baldwin and Joppa plants in southern Illinois no later than 2025, “or sooner should economic or other conditions dictate.”[42]
E.D. Edwards Power Plant	Bartonville	40.5957°N 89.6628°W	749	1	2,805,607[3]	2,698,889[43]	Vistra		Retiring by end of 2022[44]
Joppa Steam Plant	Joppa	37.209°N 88.858°W	1014 coal, 91.8 natural gas	8			Vistra		Vistra said it will retire the Baldwin and Joppa plants in southern Illinois no later than 2025, “or sooner should economic or other conditions dictate.”[45]
Kincaid Generation	Christian County, Illinois	39°35.44′N 89°29.78′W	1108	2	4,280,475[3]	4,583,762[46]	Vistra	1996	The Kincaid and Newton plants southeast of Springfield will close no later than 2027[47]
Lake Springfield	Springfield	39.7551239°N 89.6019277°W	724	4			City Water, Light & Power	1968, 1972, 1978, 2009[48]	"CWLP planning to close its two oldest coal-fired generators by year's end and the third-oldest by early 2023."[49]
Midwest Electric – Joppa	Joppa	37.209°N 88.858°W	164	3			Electric Energy, Inc / Vistra
Newton Power Plant	Jasper County	38.937°N 88.276°W	1,151	1	3,320,361[3]	3,446,397[50]	Vistra		Unit 1 remains operational, as Unit 2 has been shuttered since 2016. The Kincaid and Newton plants southeast of Springfield will close no later than 2027[51]
Powerton Station	Pekin	40.541°N 89.680°W	1,538	1	4,541,832[3]	5,289,941[52]	NRG Energy	1972, 1975[53]
Prairie State Energy Campus	Marissa	38°16′40″N 89°40′4″W	1,600	2	10,587,579[3]	10,488,120[54]	Prairie State Energy Campus	2012[55]
SIPC – Lake of Egypt	Marion	37.625°N 88.937°W	272[56]	2			Southern Illinois Power Cooperative	1963, 1978	Larger of 2 units closing fall of 2020 [57]
Waukegan Station	Waukegan	42.382°N 87.814°W	689 (coal/petroleum)	2	1,750,590[3]	1,824,644[58]	NRG Energy
Will County Station	Romeoville	41.633°N 88.062°W	510	3	2,105,377[3]	2,215,838[59]	NRG Energy	1963[60]

Natural gas

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units	2016 net generation (MWh)	2016 GHG emissions (metric tons)	Operator	Opened
Joliet Station	Joliet	41.495°N 88.124°W	1,326	3	652,682[3]	1,453,899[61]	NRG Energy[62]
Grand Tower Power Station	Grand Tower, Jackson County	37.658°N 89.511°W	523	6	413,769[3]	195,267[63]	Rockland Capital[64]
Elgin Energy Center	Elgin	42.000°N 88.244°W	484	8	231,282[3]		Rockland Capital[65]
Gibson City Power Plant	Gibson City	40.470°N 88.398°W	228	4	113,401[3]	75,005[66]	Rockland Capital[67]
Goose Creek Energy Center	Piatt County	40.106°N 88.599°W	432	6	27,657[3]	19,977[68]	Ameren Illinois[69]
Rocky Road	East Dundee	42.093°N 88.239°W	364	3	75,128[3]		Dynegy
Kendall County Generation Facility	Minooka	41.480°N 88.256°W	1,256	4	7,195,291[3]	2,938,985[70]	Dynegy
Cordova Energy Gas Plant	Cordova	41.713°N 90.280°W	690	3	45,910[3]		Cordova Energy Co LLC
Southeast Chicago Energy Project	Chicago	41.718°N 87.547°W	352	8	39,778[3]	31,070[71]	Exelon	2002[72]
Holland Power Plant	Beecher City	39.224°N 88.760°W	630	2		567,913	Hoosier Energy	2001[73]

Solar photovoltaic

Name	Location	Type	Nameplate capacity (MW)	2016 net generation (MWh)	Acreage	Operator	Opened
Exelon City Solar	Pullman, Chicago	Crystalline silicon[74]	9	14,102[3]	41	Exelon	2010[75]
Geneseo	Geneseo	Crystalline silicon[74]	1.2	1,663[3]	5	City of Geneseo	2015[76]
Grand Ridge Solar Farm	LaSalle County	CIGS[74]	20	29,350[3]		Invenergy	2012[13]
North Ninth Street	Rochelle	Crystalline silicon[74]	0.312	396[3]		Rochelle Municipal Utilities	2014[77]
Rockford Solar Farm	Rockford	Crystalline silicon[74]	2.6	3,299[3]		Rockford Solar Partners	2012[78]

Energy storage

Name	Location	Type	Nameplate capacity (MW)	2016 net generation (MWh)	Operator	Opened
Grand Ridge Energy Storage	Marseilles	Lithium iron phosphate battery[79]	31.5	-5,076[3]	Invenergy	2015[13]
McHenry Storage Project	McHenry County	Lithium-ion battery[80]	40	149,060[3]	EDF Energy	2015[81]
Elwood Energy Storage Center	West Chicago	Lithium iron phosphate battery[82]	19.8	-3,964[3]	Renewable Energy Systems	2015[82]
Jake Energy Storage Center	Joliet	Lithium iron phosphate battery[82]	19.8	-3,410[3]	Renewable Energy Systems	2015[82]

Proposed power stations

Name	Location	Type	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units	Operator	Status
Blue Ridge Wind Farm	Piatt County, McLean County, Champaign County	Wind	200	44–63	Geronimo Energy	Under construction[83]
McLean County Wind Energy Center	McLean County	Wind	250	100	Invenergy	Expected to begin construction in 2018 or 2019[84]
Broadlands	Douglas County	Wind	200	58–75	EDP Renewables	Expected operable by late 2019[85]
	McLean County	Solar PV	6		Cypress Creek Renewables	Application submitted[86]
	Marshall County	Solar PV	4		Trajectory Energy Partners	Application submitted[87]
	Macomb	Solar PV	2		Sunrise Energy Ventures	Construction expected to begin within 18 months[88]
Prairie State Solar Project	Perry County	Solar PV	99		Ranger Power	Groundbreaking scheduled for late 2019[89]
HillTopper	Logan County	Wind	185		Enel	Construction began April 2018[90]
Walnut Ridge	Bureau County	Wind	212	91–132	Berkshire Hathaway Energy	Expected operable 2018[91]
	Yorkville	Solar PV	2		GRNE Solar	Expected operable 2018 or 2019[92]
Three River Energy Center	Goose Lake Township	Natural gas	1,250		Competitive Power Ventures	Expected operable 2023[93]

Closed/Cancelled stations

Name	Location	Coordinates	Type	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units	Owner	Links	Status
Coffeen Power Station	Montgomery County	39°03′33″N 89°24′11″W	Coal	900	2	Vistra		Closed November 1, 2019[94]
Duck Creek Power Station	Canton	40.465°N 89.984°W	Coal	441	1	Vistra		Closed in 2019[94]
FutureGen	Morgan County	39°49′23″N 90°33′58″W	Coal	229				Cancelled in 2015
Havana	Havana	40.281°N 90.078°W	Coal	690	2	Vistra		Closed in 2019[94]
Hennepin	Hennepin	41.303°N 89.315°W	Coal	301		Vistra		Closed in 2019[94]
Hutsonville Power Station	Crawford County	39°8′2.4″N 87°39′36″W	Coal	151	2	Ameren		Closed in 2011
Meredosia Power Station	Morgan County	39.823°N 90.567°W	Coal/petroleum	513	4	Ameren		Closed in 2011
Wood River	Alton	38.864°N 90.134°W	Coal/natural gas	594		Dynegy		Closed in 2016
Zion	Zion	42.4460578°N 87.8027112°W	Nuclear	2080	2	Exelon		Closed 1998[95]

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Power generating stations in Illinois by type.

External links

• NRG Energy
• AmerenEnergy Generating Power Plants
• AU Fact sheet
• DOE EIA Inventory of Electric Utility Power Plants in the United States 2000
• Dynegy Power Generation Facility
• Dominion Energy
• Annual Report