List of power stations in Illinois

Sources of Illinois utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023 ^[1]

  Nuclear (54.9%)

  Natural Gas (15.9%)

  Coal (15.3%)

  Wind (12.4%)

  Solar (1.1%)

  Biomass (0.2%)

  Petroleum & Other Gases (0.2%)

  Hydroelectric (0.1%)

  Other (0.1%)

Illinois electricity production by type

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Illinois , sorted by type and name. In 2022, Illinois had a total summer capacity of 44,163 MW and a net generation of 185,223 GWh through all of its power plants. ^[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was approximately 54.9% nuclear, 15.9% natural gas, 15.3% coal, 12.4% wind, 1.1% solar, 0.2% biomass, 0.2% petroleum & other gases, 0.1% hydroelectric, and 0.1% other. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 1,536 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid in 2023. ^[1]

Illinois generated more energy from its six nuclear power stations than any other U.S. state in 2019. ^[3] Legislation in 2016 and 2021 provided state financial incentives which delayed the closure of several plants. ^{[4] [5]}

Power generating stations in Illinois by type as of 2014.

Nuclear plants

Name	Location	Coordinates	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units	2016 net generation (MWh)	Reactor type	Owner	License Start [6]	License Expiration [6]
Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station [7]	Braidwood, Will County	41°14′38″N88°13′44″W / 41.244°N 88.229°W / 41.244; -88.229	2,389	2	19,849,269 [8]	Pressurized water	Constellation Energy	1987 1988	2046 (Unit 1) 2047 (Unit 2)
Byron Nuclear Generating Station [9]	Ogle County	42°04′26″N89°16′55″W / 42.074°N 89.282°W / 42.074; -89.282	2,347	2	19,600,248 [8]	Pressurized water	Constellation Energy	1985 1987	2044 (Unit 1) 2046 (Unit 2)
Clinton Nuclear Generating Station [10]	Clinton, De Witt County	40°10′19″N88°50′06″W / 40.172°N 88.835°W / 40.172; -88.835	1,069	1	8,914,453 [8]	Boiling water	Constellation Energy	1987	2026 (Unit 1)
Dresden Generating Station [11] [12]	Morris, Grundy County	41°23′20″N88°16′08″W / 41.389°N 88.269°W / 41.389; -88.269	1,845	2	15,443,893 [8]	Boiling water	Constellation Energy	1969 1971	2029 (Unit 2) 2031 (Unit 3)
LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station [13]	LaSalle County	41°14′42″N88°40′08″W / 41.245°N 88.669°W / 41.245; -88.669	2,320	2	19,144,080 [8]	Boiling water	Constellation Energy	1982 1983	2042 (Unit 1) 2043 (Unit 2)
Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station [14]	Cordova	41°43′34″N90°18′36″W / 41.726°N 90.310°W / 41.726; -90.310	1,871	2	15,655,095 [8]	Boiling water	Constellation Energy	1972 1972	2032 (Unit 1) 2032 (Unit 2)

Fossil-fuel plants

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°12′14″N89°51′18″W / 38.204°N 89.855°W / 38.204; -89.855	1,806	1 [A]	9,779,274 [8]	9,784,003 [15]	Vistra		Retiring by end of 2025 [16]
Kincaid Generating Station	Christian County	39°35.44′N89°29.78′W / 39.59067°N 89.49633°W / 39.59067; -89.49633	1,108	2	4,280,475 [8]	4,583,762 [17]	Vistra	1996	Retiring by end of 2027 [16]
Dallman Power Plant	Springfield	39°45′18″N89°36′07″W / 39.7551239°N 89.6019277°W / 39.7551239; -89.6019277	724	4			City Water, Light & Power	1968, 1972, 1978, 2009 [18]	Three oldest units are retired [19]
Newton Power Plant	Jasper County	38°56′13″N88°16′34″W / 38.937°N 88.276°W / 38.937; -88.276	1,151	1 [B]	3,320,361 [8]	3,446,397 [20]	Vistra		Retiring by end of 2027 [16]
Powerton Station	Pekin	40°32′28″N89°40′48″W / 40.541°N 89.680°W / 40.541; -89.680	1,538	1	4,541,832 [8]	5,289,941 [21]	NRG Energy	1972, 1975 [22]	Retiring by end of 2028 [23]
Prairie State Energy Campus	Marissa	38°16′40″N89°40′4″W / 38.27778°N 89.66778°W / 38.27778; -89.66778	1,600	2	10,587,579 [8]	10,488,120 [24]	Prairie State Energy Campus	2012 [25]
SIPC – Lake of Egypt	Marion	37°37′30″N88°56′13″W / 37.625°N 88.937°W / 37.625; -88.937	272 [26]	2			Southern Illinois Power Cooperative	1963, 1978	Larger of 2 units closing fall of 2020 [27]

^A Only one of three original units remains in operation as of 2017. ^[28]
B Unit 1 remains operational, as Unit 2 has been shuttered since 2016.

Natural gas

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units (type)	2016 net generation (MWh)	2016 GHG emissions (metric tons)	Operator	Opened
Cordova Energy Gas Plant	Cordova	41°42′47″N90°16′48″W / 41.713°N 90.280°W / 41.713; -90.280	690	1 (2x1 Combined Cycle)	45,910 [8]		Cordova Energy Co LLC	2001
Elgin Energy Center	Elgin	42°00′00″N88°14′38″W / 42.000°N 88.244°W / 42.000; -88.244	540	4 (Simple Cycle)	231,282 [8]		Rockland Capital [29]	2002
Elwood Energy Center	Elwood	41°26′20″N88°07′25″W / 41.4388°N 88.1236°W / 41.4388; -88.1236	1,350	9 (Simple Cycle)			J-Power (EPDC)	1999 2001
Gibson City Power Plant	Gibson City	40°28′12″N88°23′53″W / 40.470°N 88.398°W / 40.470; -88.398	228	2 (Simple Cycle)	113,401 [8]	75,005 [30]	Rockland Capital [31]	2000
Grand Tower Power Station	Grand Tower, Jackson County	37°39′29″N89°30′40″W / 37.658°N 89.511°W / 37.658; -89.511	523	2 (1x1 Combined Cycle)	413,769 [8]	195,267 [32]	Rockland Capital [33]	1950's 2001
Caterpillar Cogen	Mossville, Peoria County, Illinois	40°50′35″N89°33′51″W / 40.8430°N 89.5641°W / 40.8430; -89.5641	45[ citation needed ]	3 12.2MW Titan 130 combustion engines and 2 8.8MW Steam turbines			Caterpillar and Ameren	2000 present
Goose Creek Energy Center	Piatt County	40°06′22″N88°35′56″W / 40.106°N 88.599°W / 40.106; -88.599	432	6 (Simple Cycle)	27,657 [8]	19,977 [34]	Ameren Illinois [35]	2003
Holland Energy	Beecher City	39°13′26″N88°45′36″W / 39.224°N 88.760°W / 39.224; -88.760	630	1 (2x1 Combined Cycle)		567,913	Hoosier Energy and Wabash Valley	2002 [36]
Kendall County Generation Facility	Minooka	41°28′48″N88°15′22″W / 41.480°N 88.256°W / 41.480; -88.256	1,256	4 (1x1 Combined Cycle)	6,605,374 (2019 data) [8]	2,938,985 [37]	Dynegy	2002
Lee Energy Facility	Dixon	41°49′43″N89°24′19″W / 41.8287°N 89.4054°W / 41.8287; -89.4054	667	8 (Simple Cycle)			Duke Energy	2001
Lincoln Generating Facility	Manhattan	41°23′36″N87°56′37″W / 41.3933°N 87.9436°W / 41.3933; -87.9436	624	8 (Simple Cycle)			Tenaska	2000
Morris Cogeneration	Grundy County	41°24′43″N88°19′58″W / 41.4119°N 88.3328°W / 41.4119; -88.3328	212	1 (3x1 Combined Cycle)			Morris Cogen LLC	2000
NRG Rockford Energy Center	Rockford	42°14′18″N89°06′04″W / 42.2384°N 89.1011°W / 42.2384; -89.1011	466	3 (Simple Cycle)			NRG Energy	2000 2002
Nelson Energy Center	Nelson	41°46′28″N89°36′26″W / 41.7744°N 89.6072°W / 41.7744; -89.6072	627	2 (1x1 Combined Cycle)			Invenergy	2015
Rocky Road	East Dundee	42°05′35″N88°14′20″W / 42.093°N 88.239°W / 42.093; -88.239	364	4 (Simple Cycle)	75,128 [8]		Dynegy	1999
Three Rivers Energy Center	Goose Lake Township						Competitive Power Ventures	2023 [38]
University Park North	University Park	41°26′33″N87°45′05″W / 41.4425°N 87.7514°W / 41.4425; -87.7514	540	12 (Simple Cycle)			LS Power	2002
University Park South	University Park	41°26′27″N87°45′12″W / 41.4409°N 87.7532°W / 41.4409; -87.7532	250	5 (Simple Cycle)			University Park Energy LLC	2001
Venice	Venice	38°39′51″N90°10′35″W / 38.6642°N 90.1764°W / 38.6642; -90.1764	487	4 (Simple Cycle)			Union Electric Company	2002/ 2005
Zion Energy Center	Zion	42°28′39″N87°53′42″W / 42.4776°N 87.8950°W / 42.4776; -87.8950	456	3 (Simple Cycle)			Calpine	2002

Renewable plants

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. ^[39]

Wind

See also: Wind power in Illinois

Name	Location	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Turbines	2016 net generation (MWh)	Operator	Opened
AgriWind Project	Tiskilwa	8.4	4	5,891 [8]	Agriwind Holdings, LLC	2008
Mendota Hills Wind Farm	Paw Paw	29	76	82,357 [8]	Leeward Renewable Energy	2003, repowered 2019 [40]
Shady Oaks	Compton	110	71	323,948 [8]	Liberty Power	2012 [41]
Bishop Hill I	Henry County	211	98	601,090 [8]	Invenergy	2012 [42]
Bishop Hill II	Henry County	81	50	282,278 [8]	Invenergy	2012 [42]
Bishop Hill III	Henry County	132	53		Invenergy	2018 [43]
Brown County Wind Turbine	Brown County	1.5	1	2,983 [8]	Adams Electric Cooperative	2014 [44]
Minonk Wind Farm	Minonk	200	100	636,089 [8]	Liberty Power	2012 [45]
Crescent Ridge Wind Farm	Bureau County	54	33	146,775 [8]	Leeward Renewable Energy	2005 [46]
GSG Wind Farm	Compton	80	40	198,797 [8]	Infigen Energy	2007
Camp Grove Wind Farm	Camp Grove	150	100	405,676 [8]	Orion Renewables	2007 [47]
California Ridge	Champaign County, Vermilion County	217	134	732,885 [8]	Invenergy	2012 [42]
Twin Groves Wind Farm	McLean County	198	120		EDP Renewables North America	2007 [48]
Twin Groves Wind Farm II	McLean County	198	120		EDP Renewables North America	2007 [48]
Geneseo	Geneseo	3	2	6,574 [8]	City of Geneseo	2009 [49]
Grand Ridge Wind Farm I-IV	Marseilles	210	140	732,885 [8]	Invenergy	2009
Pilot Hill	Kankakee County, Iroquois County	175	101	573,434 [8]	EDF Energy	2015 [50]
Kelly Creek	Kankakee County, Ford County	184	92	82,646 [8]	EDF Energy	2016 [51]
Providence Heights Wind Farm	Bureau County	72	36	169,679 [8]	Iberdrola Renewables	2008 [52]
EcoGrove Wind Farm	Stephenson County	100	67	250,936 [8]	Acciona	2009 [53]
Heartland Community College	Normal	1.65	1	4,741 [8]	Heartland Community College	2012 [54]
Pike County Wind Power	Pike County	1.65	1	3,216 [8]	Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative	2005 [55]
Rail Splitter Wind Farm	Logan County, Tazewell County	100	67	280,646 [8]	EDP Renewables North America	2009 [56]
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 [57]
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm	Livingston County	300	150	752,101 [8]	Iberdrola Renewables	2010 [58]
Top Crop I	Grundy County, LaSalle County	102	68	263,021 [8]	EDP Renewables North America	2009 [59]
Top Crop II	Grundy County, LaSalle County	198	132	489,941 [8]	EDP Renewables North America	2009 [59]
White Oak Wind Farm	McLean County	150	100	423,580 [8]	NextEra Energy Resources	2011 [42]
Big Sky Wind Farm	Bureau County, Lee County	240	114	522,333 [8]	EverPower	2011 [60]
Green River	Whiteside County, Lee County	194	74		Geronimo Energy	2019 [61]
Pioneer Trail Wind Farm	Ford County, Iroquois County	150	94	429,410 [8]	E.ON	2011 [62]
Settlers Trail Wind Farm	Iroquois County	150	94	380,904 [8]	E.ON	2013 [63]
Walnut Ridge	Bureau County	212	106		Berkshire Hathaway Energy	2018 [64] [65]
HillTopper Wind Farm	Logan County	185	74		Enel	2018 [66]
Bright Stalk Wind Farm	McLean County	205	57		EDP Renewables North America	2019 [67]
Harvest Ridge Wind Farm	Douglas County	200	48		EDP Renewables North America	2020 [68]
Cardinal Point Wind	McDonough County, Warren County	150	60		Capital Power Corporation	2020 [69]
Otter Creek	Lasalle	158.2	4		AVANGRID	2020 [70]
Lone Tree	Bureau	88.1	29		Leeward Renewable Energy	2020 [70]
Blooming Grove	McLean	260.92	8		WEC Energy Group, Invenergy	2020 [70]
Lincoln Land	Morgan	301.74	107		Orsted Wind Power North America LLC	2021 [70]
Glacier Sands	Mason	184.9	43		Cordelio Power	2021 [70]
Bennington	Marshall	93.06	33		Stewardship Energy, Akuo Energy USA Inc.	2021 [70]
Ford Ridge	Ford	120.4	43		Orsted A/ S	2022 [70]
Sapphire Sky	McLean	253.8	64		Invenergy	2023 [70]

Solar photovoltaic

See also: Solar power in Illinois

^[71]

Name	Location	Type	Nameplate capacity (MW)	2016 net generation (MWh)	Acreage	Operator	Opened
Exelon City Solar	Pullman, Chicago	Crystalline silicon [72]	9.0	14,102 [8]	41	Brookfield Renewable Partners	2010 [73]
Geneseo	Geneseo	Crystalline silicon [72]	1.2	1,663 [8]	5	City of Geneseo	2015 [74]
Grand Ridge Solar Farm	LaSalle County	CIGS [72]	20.0	29,350 [8]		Invenergy	2012 [42]
North Ninth Street	Rochelle	Crystalline silicon [72]	0.312	396 [8]		Rochelle Municipal Utilities	2014 [75]
Rockford Solar Farm	Rockford	Crystalline silicon [72]	2.6	3,299 [8]		Rockford Solar Partners	2012 [76]
2662 Freeport Solar 1	Stephenson County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
42nd Road Solar Project	Lasalle County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2022
Albertsons at Melrose Park	Cook County		1.9			Brookfield	2021
Amazon MDW6 Solar Project	Will County		1.9				2020
Amazon Solar Farm Illinois - Junction	Lee County		100			Amazon	2022
Ameresco Danville Solar Project	Vermilion County		2			Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company	2021
Apple Canyon Lake Solar	Jo Daviess County		1.2			Bluestem Energy Solutions	2020
Belleville Solar	St. Clair County		9.9			Republic Services, Inc., AES Clean Energy	2021
Big River	White County		149			Unknown	2022
Blue Goose Solar	Whiteside County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
Brownfield Solar Farm (DePue)	DePue, Putnam		20			AMERESCO	2023
Brush Creek I Solar	Stephenson County		2			TotalEnergies, Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC	2022
Cattail CSG	Whiteside County		2			Cypress Creek Renewables	2022
CED Champaign Solar LLC	Champaign County		1.6			Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	2020
CED Hilltop Solar	Winnebago County		2			Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	2021
Charter Durabar Solar	McHenry County		2			Constellation	2021
Clendenin A Community Solar Project	Williamson County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2021
Clinton Solar 4 LLC CSG	Clinton County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
Conagra Foods at St. Elmo	Fayette County		1.8				2021
Cortland	Dekalb County		2			Tenaska, Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP, U.S. Bancorp	2021
Dodds Solar	Stephenson County		2			TotalEnergies, Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC	2021
Dressor Plains	Fayette County		99			Unknown, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI)	2021
Edwardsville Solar II	Madison County		2			Nexamp, Inc.	2021
Elba Solar Project	Williamson County		2			Sunvest Solar	2023
ESIL-PFCHICAGO 2	Cook County		1			Madison Energy Investments LLC	2020
ESIL-PFCHICAGO 3, LLC	Cook County		1.4			Lineage Logistics, LLC	2020
Fox Metro Solar Farm	Kendall County		2.6				2021
French Road CSG	Kane County		2			Nexamp, Inc.	2022
Gala Community Solar	Stephenson County		2			Clearway Renew LLC	2021
Galesburg Solar Array	Henderson County		1.4			AEP Energy	2020
Gar Creek CSG	Kankakee County		3.5			Babcock & Wilcox	2022
Griggs Solar	Kankakee County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
Harmony Road Solar	McHenry County		1.9			Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc.	2020
Hurricane Creek Solar Project	Williamson County		2			Clearway Renew LLC	2021
IGS East Central Solar	Will County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
IGS Frankfort 2 Solar	Cook County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2021
IGS Stockton DG Solar	Jo Daviess County		3.7			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
IKEA Joliet Rooftop PV System	Will County		2			IKEA	2017
Illinois PV Fulton 1 CSG	Peoria County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
IMEA - Rock Falls Solar	Whiteside County		1			Capital Dynamics	2020
JM Huber at Quincy Solar	Adams County		1.5			Brookfield Renewable Partners	2021
John A Logan College Solar	Williamson County		1.9			StraightUp Solar	2019
Kankakee Solar 4	Kankakee County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
Keeversville Solar CSG	Will County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2021
Kent School Road Solar 1	Stephenson County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
Kern A Community Solar	Franklin County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2021
Kish Solar	Boone County		2			Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC	2021
Lafayette 2 Kankakee Solar Project	Kankakee County		2			Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC	2020
Lena	Stephenson County		2			Tenaska, Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP, U.S. Bancorp	2021
Lena Solar	Stephenson County		2				2020
Lineage Logistics Solar	Will County		1.6			NextEra Energy Resources	2019
Long John CSG	Dekalb County		2			Unknown	2021
Lukuc B Community Solar	Williamson County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2021
Marlow Solar	Jefferson County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
McDonough Solar 1	McDonough County		4			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
McHenry Franks 1 Solar	McHenry County		2			Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC	2020
McHenry Franks 2 Solar	McHenry County		2			Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC	2020
Mendota US Solar 1	Lasalle County		2			U.S. Bancorp	2020
Mooseheart School Solar	Kane County		2			Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc.	2020
Moraine Solar IL	McLean County		2			Clearway Renew LLC	2021
Morgan 1 Solar	Morgan County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2021
Morgan Solar 1b	Morgan County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2021
Morgan Solar 2	Morgan County		1.8			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
Morgan Solar 4	Morgan County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
Mulligan	Logan County		70			Apex Clean Energy Inc.	2022
Northrop Grumman Solar	Rolling Meadows		1.1			NextEra Energy Resources	2020
Nostrand Solar	Kankakee County		2			Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC	2021
Olmstead II	Stephenson County		2			Cypress Creek Renewables	2021
Olney Solar II	Richland County		2			Nexamp, Inc.	2021
Peterman II Solar	Kankakee County		2			Cypress Creek Renewables	2021
Phoenix Solar South Farms LLC	Champaign County		4.7			RC Energy Group	2015
Pine Road Solar	Dekalb County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2021
Pontiac 1B Solar	Livingston County		2				2021
Pontiac CSG	Livingston County		2.7			Soltage, LLC	2022
Prairie State Solar Project	Perry County		99			Ranger Power, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI)	2021
Prairie Wolf	Coles County		200			National Grid	2021
Pretzel Solar Project	Stephenson County		2			Trajectory Energy Partners, LLC	2022
Prophet Solar Farm	Whiteside County		2			Cypress Creek Renewables	2021
Rantoul Solar	Champaign County		1			Altorfer Inc.	2016
Reed Road Solar	Kane County		1.3			Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc.	2020
Ridge Farm Solar 1	Vermilion County		2			Tenaska	2020
Rockford Baxter Road Holdco Solar Project	Winnebago County		2				2021
Rockford Community Solar	Winnebago County		2.55			Nexamp, Inc.	2021
Rockford Community Solar	Winnebago County		2.6			Nexamp, Inc.	2021
Rockford CSG	Winnebago County		3			Unknown	2021
Route 76 Boone Solar 1	Boone County		2			Mitsubishi Corporation, Nexamp, Inc.	2020
Sandoval Holdco Solar	Clinton County		2			Tenaska	2020
Sauger 2 Solar (OE IL Solar 3)	Ogle County		2			Nexamp, Inc.	2022
Schulte Solar	Marshall County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
SCS American Bottoms 009885 Sauget Solar	St. Clair County		1.8			Capital Dynamics	2020
Segunda II Solar Facility	Lasalle County		2			Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC	2021
Slidematic at Rockford	Winnebago County		1.8			Brookfield	2022
Solar Farm 2.0	Urbana-Champaign		10		54 [77]	Sol Systems LLC, Capital Dynamics	2021
Somonauk Road Solar 1	Dekalb County		2			Mitsubishi Corporation, Nexamp, Inc.	2021
Square Barn Solar	McHenry County		1.5			Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc.	2020
Sullivan B Community Solar Project	McDonough County		2			New Equity Energy [78]	2020
SV CSG Gardner 1	Grundy County		2				2021
SV CSG Lily Lake 2	Kane County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
SV CSG Mt Morris 2	Ogle County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2021
The GSI at Assumption Solar Project	Christian County		1.5			Constellation	2021
Tower Road Solar	Dekalb County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2021
USS Goodrich Solar	Kankakee County		2			United States Solar Corporation	2022
USS Solar Brick Project	Macoupin County		2			United States Solar Corporation	2021
USS Sycamore Solar	Dekalb County		2.7			United States Solar Corporation	2022
Vermilion Solar 1	Vermilion County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
Viking Solar Project	Macoupin County		2			Clearway Renew LLC	2021
Vulcan Solar	Kankakee County		2			Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC	2021
Whiteside Solar 1	Whiteside County		2			Summit Ridge Energy LLC	2020
Wolfcastle	Dekalb County		2			Cypress Creek Renewables	2021
Woodlawn Solar Project	Will County		2			Clearway Renew LLC	2021

Hydroelectric

See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Illinois

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units	2016 net generation (MWh)	Operator	Opened
Dayton Hydro	Dayton	41°23′16″N88°47′23″W / 41.3878°N 88.7897°W / 41.3878; -88.7897 (Dayton)	3.6	3		Midwest Hydro	1925
Dixon Hydroelectric	Dixon	41°50′43″N89°28′53″W / 41.8453°N 89.4813°W / 41.8453; -89.4813 (Dixon)	3.0	5		STS Hydropower	1925
Kankakee Hydro	Kankakee	41°06′46″N87°52′05″W / 41.1128°N 87.8681°W / 41.1128; -87.8681 (Kankakee)	1.2	3		City of Kankakee	1991
Lockport Powerhouse	Lockport	41°34′11″N88°04′44″W / 41.5697°N 88.0789°W / 41.5697; -88.0789 (Lockport)	16.0	2		Chicago Metro Water Reclamation District	1999/2001
Moline	Moline	41°30′36″N90°32′02″W / 41.5100°N 90.5340°W / 41.5100; -90.5340 (Moline)	3.2	4		MidAmerican Energy	1942
Peru	Peru	41°19′25″N89°06′44″W / 41.3237°N 89.1123°W / 41.3237; -89.1123 (Peru)	6.8	4		City of Peru	1996
Rockton	Rockton	42°27′04″N89°04′32″W / 42.4511°N 89.0756°W / 42.4511; -89.0756 (Rockton)	1.2	2		Midwest Hydro	1929
Sears Hydro	Rock Island	41°27′41″N90°34′49″W / 41.4614°N 90.5803°W / 41.4614; -90.5803 (Sears)	1.4	4		City of Rock Island	1985/2010
Upper Sterling	Rock Falls	41°47′14″N89°40′39″W / 41.7871°N 89.6775°W / 41.7871; -89.6775 (Rock Falls)	2.0	2		City of Rock Falls	1988

Biomass

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units	2016 net generation (MWh)	Fuel type	Operator	Opened
Countryside Genco	Grayslake	42°19′16″N88°01′55″W / 42.3211°N 88.0319°W / 42.3211; -88.0319 (Countryside Genco)	12.8	4		landfill gas		2012
Greene Valley Gas Recovery	Bolingbrook	41°44′02″N88°05′06″W / 41.7338°N 88.0849°W / 41.7338; -88.0849 (Greene Valley)	6.0	2		landfill gas	Waste Management RE	1996
Lake Gas Recovery	Northbrook	42°06′22″N87°48′49″W / 42.1062°N 87.8137°W / 42.1062; -87.8137 (Lake)	6.0	2		landfill gas	Waste Management RE	1993
Livingston	Pontiac	40°55′53″N88°39′17″W / 40.9314°N 88.6548°W / 40.9314; -88.6548 (Livingston)	15.0	3		landfill gas	Hoosier Energy REC	1993
Orchard Hills	Rockford	42°19′16″N88°01′55″W / 42.3211°N 88.0319°W / 42.3211; -88.0319 (Orchard Hills)	16.2	6		landfill gas	Hoosier Energy REC	2016
Settlers Hill Gas Recovery	Batavia	41°52′19″N88°17′16″W / 41.8719°N 88.2877°W / 41.8719; -88.2877 (Greene Valley)	6.0	2		landfill gas	Waste Management RE	1988

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 [8]	Invenergy	2015 [42]
McHenry Storage Project	McHenry County	Lithium-ion battery [80]	40	149,060 [8]	EDF Energy	2015 [81]
Elwood Energy Storage Center	West Chicago	Lithium iron phosphate battery [82]	19.8	-3,964 [8]	Renewable Energy Systems	2015 [82]
Jake Energy Storage Center	Joliet	Lithium iron phosphate battery [82]	19.8	-3,410 [8]	Renewable Energy Systems	2015 [82]

Proposed power stations

Name	Location	Type	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units	Operator	Status
	McLean County	Solar PV	6		Cypress Creek Renewables	Application submitted [83]
	Marshall County	Solar PV	4		Trajectory Energy Partners	Application submitted [84]
	Macomb	Solar PV	2		Sunrise Energy Ventures	Construction expected to begin within 18 months [85]
	Yorkville	Solar PV	2		Turning Point Energy	Expected operable 2018 or 2019; [86] stalled in 2023 [87]
Double Black Diamond Solar Farm [88]	Sangamon, Morgan	Solar	800 [89]		Swift Current Energy	Under construction; expected operable in 2024 [90]
Osagrove Flats	La Salle County	Wind	153	34	Avangrid	Construction started 2024 [91]

Closed/Cancelled stations

Name	Location	Coordinates	Type	Nameplate capacity (MW)	Generating units	Owner	Links	Status
Collins Generating Station	Grundy County	41°21′05″N88°21′16″W / 41.35139°N 88.35444°W / 41.35139; -88.35444	Natural Gas, Bunker Oil	2500	5	Midwest Generation		Closed 2004 [92]
Coffeen Power Station	Montgomery County	39°03′33″N89°24′11″W / 39.05917°N 89.40306°W / 39.05917; -89.40306	Coal	900	2	Vistra		Closed November 1, 2019 [93]
Duck Creek Power Station	Canton	40°27′54″N89°59′02″W / 40.465°N 89.984°W / 40.465; -89.984	Coal	441	1	Vistra		Closed in 2019 [93]
E.D. Edwards Power Plant	Bartonville	40°35′45″N89°39′46″W / 40.5957°N 89.6628°W / 40.5957; -89.6628	Coal	560 [94]	1	Vistra		Closed in 2022 [95]
FutureGen	Morgan County	39°49′23″N90°33′58″W / 39.82306°N 90.56611°W / 39.82306; -90.56611	Coal	229				Cancelled in 2015
Havana	Havana	40°16′52″N90°04′41″W / 40.281°N 90.078°W / 40.281; -90.078	Coal	690	2	Vistra		Closed in 2019 [93]
Hennepin	Hennepin	41°18′11″N89°18′54″W / 41.303°N 89.315°W / 41.303; -89.315	Coal	301		Vistra		Closed in 2019 [93]
Hutsonville Power Station	Crawford County	39°8′2.4″N87°39′36″W / 39.134000°N 87.66000°W / 39.134000; -87.66000	Coal	151	2	Ameren		Closed in 2011
Joppa Steam Plant	Joppa	37°12′32″N88°51′29″W / 37.209°N 88.858°W / 37.209; -88.858	Coal, Natural Gas	948 (coal) 239 (natural gas) [94]	8	Vistra		Closed in September of 2022 [96]
Will County Station	Romeoville	41°37′59″N88°03′43″W / 41.633°N 88.062°W / 41.633; -88.062	Coal	510	3	NRG Energy		Closed in June of 2022 [97]
Wood River	Alton	38°51′50″N90°08′02″W / 38.864°N 90.134°W / 38.864; -90.134	Coal/natural gas	594		Dynegy		Closed in 2016
Meredosia Power Station	Morgan County	39°49′23″N90°34′01″W / 39.823°N 90.567°W / 39.823; -90.567	Coal/petroleum	513	4	Ameren		Closed in 2011
Zion	Zion	42°26′46″N87°48′10″W / 42.4460578°N 87.8027112°W / 42.4460578; -87.8027112	Nuclear	2080	2	Exelon		Closed 1998 [98]

See also

• Energy portal
• United States portal
• Illinois portal

• List of power stations in the United States

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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