List of power stations in Illinois

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Sources of Illinois utility-scale electricity generation in gigawatt-hours, full-year 2024: [1]
  1. Nuclear: 99,212 (53.3%)
  2. Natural gas: 32,012 (17.2%)
  3. Coal: 26,972 (14.5%)
  4. Wind: 24,432 (13.1%)
  5. Solar: 2,703 (1.45%)
  6. Biomass: 254 (0.14%)
  7. Petroleum & other gases: 199 (0.11%)
  8. Hydroelectric: 74 (0.04%)
  9. Other: 234 (0.13%)

Nuclear plants

NameLocationCoordinates Nameplate
capacity (MW)		Generating
units		2016 net generation
(MWh)		Reactor typeOwnerLicense
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 2,389219,849,269 [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 2,347219,600,248 [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 1,06918,914,453 [8] Boiling water Constellation Energy 19872026 (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 1,845215,443,893 [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 2,320219,144,080 [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 1,871215,655,095 [8] Boiling water Constellation Energy 1972
1972		2032 (Unit 1)
2032 (Unit 2)

Fossil-fuel plants

Coal

NameLocationCoordinates Nameplate
capacity (MW)		Generating
units		2016 net generation
(MWh)		2016 GHG emissions
(metric tons)		OwnerOpenedStatus
Baldwin Generating Center Baldwin 38°12′14″N89°51′18″W / 38.204°N 89.855°W / 38.204; -89.855 1,8061 [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 1,10824,280,475 [8] 4,583,762 [17] Vistra 1996Retiring 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 7244 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 1,1511 [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 1,53814,541,832 [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 1,600210,587,579 [8] 10,488,120 [24] Prairie State Energy Campus2012 [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] 2Southern Illinois Power Cooperative1963, 1978Larger of 2 units closed in the 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

PlantLocationCoordinates Nameplate
capacity (MW)		Generating
units
(type)		2016 net generation
(MWh)		2016 GHG emissions
(metric tons)		OperatorOpened
Cordova Energy Gas Plant Cordova 41°42′47″N90°16′48″W / 41.713°N 90.280°W / 41.713; -90.280 6901
(2x1 combined cycle)		45,910 [8] Cordova Energy Co LLC2001
Elgin Energy Center Elgin 42°00′00″N88°14′38″W / 42.000°N 88.244°W / 42.000; -88.244 5404
(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 1,3509
(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 2282
(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 5232
(1x1 combined cycle)		413,769 [8] 195,267 [32] Rockland Capital [33] 1950s
2001
Caterpillar CogenMossville, 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 Ameren2000
present
Goose Creek Energy Center Piatt County 40°06′22″N88°35′56″W / 40.106°N 88.599°W / 40.106; -88.599 4326
(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 6301
(2x1 combined cycle)		567,913Hoosier 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 1,2564
(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 6678
(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 6248
(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 2121
(3x1 combined cycle)		Morris Cogen LLC2000
NRG Rockford Energy Center Rockford 42°14′18″N89°06′04″W / 42.2384°N 89.1011°W / 42.2384; -89.1011 4663
(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 6272
(1x1 combined cycle)		Invenergy2015
Rocky Road East Dundee 42°05′35″N88°14′20″W / 42.093°N 88.239°W / 42.093; -88.239 3644
(simple cycle)		75,128 [8] Dynegy 1999
Three Rivers Energy Center Goose Lake Township Competitive Power Ventures2023 [38]
University Park North University Park 41°26′33″N87°45′05″W / 41.4425°N 87.7514°W / 41.4425; -87.7514 54012
(simple cycle)		LS Power2002
University Park SouthUniversity Park 41°26′27″N87°45′12″W / 41.4409°N 87.7532°W / 41.4409; -87.7532 2505
(simple cycle)		University Park Energy LLC2001
Venice Venice 38°39′51″N90°10′35″W / 38.6642°N 90.1764°W / 38.6642; -90.1764 4874
(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 4563
(simple cycle)		 Calpine 2002

Renewable plants

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

Wind

NameLocation Nameplate
capacity (MW)		 Turbines 2016 net generation
(MWh)		OperatorOpened
AgriWind Project Tiskilwa 8.445,891 [8] Agriwind Holdings, LLC2008
Mendota Hills Wind Farm Paw Paw 297682,357 [8] Leeward Renewable Energy2003,
repowered 2019 [40]
Shady Oaks Compton 11071323,948 [8] Liberty Power2012 [41]
Bishop Hill I Henry County 21198601,090 [8] Invenergy 2012 [42]
Bishop Hill II Henry County 8150282,278 [8] Invenergy 2012 [42]
Bishop Hill III Henry County 13253 Invenergy 2018 [43]
Brown County Wind Turbine Brown County 1.512,983 [8] Adams Electric Cooperative2014 [44]
Minonk Wind Farm Minonk 200100636,089 [8] Liberty Power2012 [45]
Crescent Ridge Wind Farm Bureau County 5433146,775 [8] Leeward Renewable Energy2005 [46]
GSG Wind Farm Compton 8040198,797 [8] Infigen Energy 2007
Camp Grove Wind Farm Camp Grove 150100405,676 [8] Orion Renewables2007 [47]
California Ridge Champaign County, Vermilion County 217134732,885 [8] Invenergy 2012 [42]
Twin Groves Wind Farm McLean County 198120 EDP Renewables North America 2007 [48]
Twin Groves Wind Farm II McLean County 198120 EDP Renewables North America 2007 [48]
Geneseo Geneseo 326,574 [8] City of Geneseo2009 [49]
Grand Ridge Wind Farm I-IV Marseilles 210140732,885 [8] Invenergy 2009
Pilot Hill Kankakee County, Iroquois County 175101573,434 [8] EDF Energy 2015 [50]
Kelly Creek Kankakee County, Ford County 1849282,646 [8] EDF Energy 2016 [51]
Providence Heights Wind Farm Bureau County 7236169,679 [8] Iberdrola Renewables [52] 2008 [53]
EcoGrove Wind Farm Stephenson County 10067250,936 [8] Acciona 2009 [54]
Heartland Community College Normal 1.6514,741 [8] Heartland Community College 2012 [55]
Pike County Wind Power Pike County 1.6513,216 [8] Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative2005 [56]
Rail Splitter Wind Farm Logan County, Tazewell County 10067280,646 [8] EDP Renewables North America 2009 [57]
Lee-Dekalb Wind Energy Center [58] Lee County, DeKalb County 217145 NextEra Energy Resources 2009
Radford's Run Wind Farm Macon County 306139 E.ON 2018 [59]
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm Livingston County 300150752,101 [8] Iberdrola Renewables [52] 2010 [60]
Top Crop I Grundy County, LaSalle County 10268263,021 [8] EDP Renewables North America 2009 [61]
Top Crop II Grundy County, LaSalle County 198132489,941 [8] EDP Renewables North America 2009 [61]
White Oak Wind Farm McLean County 150100423,580 [8] NextEra Energy Resources 2011 [42]
Big Sky Wind Farm Bureau County, Lee County 240114522,333 [8] EverPower2011 [62]
Green River Whiteside County, Lee County 19474Geronimo Energy2019 [63]
Pioneer Trail Wind Farm Ford County, Iroquois County 15094429,410 [8] E.ON 2011 [64]
Settlers Trail Wind Farm Iroquois County 15094380,904 [8] E.ON 2013 [65]
Walnut Ridge Bureau County 212106 Berkshire Hathaway Energy 2018 [66] [67]
HillTopper Wind Farm Logan County 18574 Enel 2018 [68]
Bright Stalk Wind Farm McLean County 20557 EDP Renewables North America 2019 [69]
Harvest Ridge Wind Farm Douglas County 20048 EDP Renewables North America 2020 [70]
Cardinal Point Wind McDonough County, Warren County 15060 Capital Power Corporation 2020 [71]
Otter Creek Lasalle 158.24 AVANGRID 2020 [72]
Lone Tree Bureau 88.129Leeward Renewable Energy2020 [72]
Blooming Grove McLean 260.928 WEC Energy Group, Invenergy 2020 [72]
Lincoln Land Morgan 301.74107Orsted Wind Power North America LLC2021 [72]
Glacier Sands Mason 184.943Cordelio Power2021 [72]
Bennington Marshall 93.0633Stewardship Energy, Akuo Energy USA Inc.2021 [72]
Ford Ridge Ford 120.443Orsted A/ S2022 [72]
Sapphire Sky McLean 253.864 Invenergy 2023 [72]

Solar photovoltaic

NameLocationType Nameplate
capacity (MW)		2016 net generation
(MWh)		AcreageOperatorOpened
Exelon City Solar Pullman, Chicago Crystalline silicon [73] 9.014,102 [8] 41 Brookfield Renewable Partners 2010 [74]
Geneseo Geneseo Crystalline silicon [73] 1.21,663 [8] 5City of Geneseo2015 [75]
Grand Ridge Solar Farm LaSalle County CIGS [73] 20.029,350 [8] Invenergy 2012 [42]
North Ninth Street Rochelle Crystalline silicon [73] 0.312396 [8] Rochelle Municipal Utilities2014 [76]
Rockford Solar Farm Rockford Crystalline silicon [73] 2.63,299 [8] Rockford Solar Partners2012 [77]
2662 Freeport Solar 1 Stephenson County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
42nd Road Solar Project Lasalle County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2022
Albertsons at Melrose Park Cook County 1.9Brookfield2021
Amazon MDW6 Solar Project Will County 1.92020
Amazon Solar Farm Illinois - Junction Lee County 100Amazon2022
Ameresco Danville Solar Project Vermilion County 2Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company2021
Apple Canyon Lake Solar Jo Daviess County 1.2Bluestem Energy Solutions2020
Belleville Solar St. Clair County 9.9Republic Services, Inc., AES Clean Energy2021
Big River White County 149Unknown2022
Blue Goose Solar Whiteside County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
Brownfield Solar Farm (DePue) DePue, Putnam 20AMERESCO2023
Brush Creek I Solar Stephenson County 2TotalEnergies, Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC2022
Cattail CSG Whiteside County 2Cypress Creek Renewables2022
CED Champaign Solar LLC Champaign County 1.6Consolidated Edison Development Inc.2020
CED Hilltop Solar Winnebago County 2Consolidated Edison Development Inc.2021
Charter Durabar Solar McHenry County 2Constellation2021
Clendenin A Community Solar Project Williamson County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2021
Clinton Solar 4 LLC CSG Clinton County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
Conagra Foods at St. Elmo Fayette County 1.82021
Cortland Dekalb County 2Tenaska, Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP, U.S. Bancorp2021
Dodds Solar Stephenson County 2TotalEnergies, Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC2021
Dressor Plains Fayette County 99Unknown, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI)2021
Edwardsville Solar II Madison County 2Nexamp, Inc.2021
Elba Solar Project Williamson County 2Sunvest Solar2023
ESIL-PFCHICAGO 2 Cook County 1Madison Energy Investments LLC2020
ESIL-PFCHICAGO 3, LLC Cook County 1.4Lineage Logistics, LLC2020
Fox Metro Solar Farm Kendall County 2.62021
French Road CSG Kane County 2Nexamp, Inc.2022
Gala Community Solar Stephenson County 2Clearway Renew LLC2021
Galesburg Solar Array Henderson County 1.4AEP Energy2020
Gar Creek CSG Kankakee County 3.5Babcock & Wilcox2022
Griggs Solar Kankakee County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
Harmony Road Solar McHenry County 1.9Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc.2020
Hurricane Creek Solar Project Williamson County 2Clearway Renew LLC2021
IGS East Central Solar Will County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
IGS Frankfort 2 Solar Cook County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2021
IGS Stockton DG Solar Jo Daviess County 3.7Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
IKEA Joliet Rooftop PV System Will County 2IKEA2017
Illinois PV Fulton 1 CSG Peoria County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
IMEA - Rock Falls Solar Whiteside County 1Capital Dynamics2020
JM Huber at Quincy Solar Adams County 1.5Brookfield Renewable Partners2021
John A Logan College Solar Williamson County 1.9StraightUp Solar2019
Kankakee Solar 4 Kankakee County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
Keeversville Solar CSG Will County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2021
Kent School Road Solar 1 Stephenson County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
Kern A Community Solar Franklin County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2021
Kish Solar Boone County 2Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC2021
Lafayette 2 Kankakee Solar Project Kankakee County 2Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC2020
Lena Stephenson County 2Tenaska, Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP, U.S. Bancorp2021
Lena Solar Stephenson County 22020
Lineage Logistics Solar Will County 1.6NextEra Energy Resources2019
Long John CSG Dekalb County 2Unknown2021
Lukuc B Community Solar Williamson County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2021
Marlow Solar Jefferson County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
McDonough Solar 1 McDonough County 4Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
McHenry Franks 1 Solar McHenry County 2Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC2020
McHenry Franks 2 Solar McHenry County 2Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC2020
Mendota US Solar 1 Lasalle County 2U.S. Bancorp2020
Mooseheart School Solar Kane County 2Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc.2020
Moraine Solar IL McLean County 2Clearway Renew LLC2021
Morgan 1 Solar Morgan County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2021
Morgan Solar 1b Morgan County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2021
Morgan Solar 2 Morgan County 1.8Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
Morgan Solar 4 Morgan County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
Mulligan Logan County 70Apex Clean Energy Inc.2022
Northrop Grumman Solar Rolling Meadows 1.1NextEra Energy Resources2020
Nostrand Solar Kankakee County 2Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC2021
Olmstead II Stephenson County 2Cypress Creek Renewables2021
Olney Solar II Richland County 2Nexamp, Inc.2021
Peterman II Solar Kankakee County 2Cypress Creek Renewables2021
Phoenix Solar South Farms LLC Champaign County 4.7RC Energy Group2015
Pine Road Solar Dekalb County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2021
Pontiac 1B Solar Livingston County 22021
Pontiac CSG Livingston County 2.7Soltage, LLC2022
Prairie State Solar Project Perry County 99Ranger Power, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI)2021
Prairie Wolf Coles County 200National Grid2021
Pretzel Solar Project Stephenson County 2Trajectory Energy Partners, LLC2022
Prophet Solar Farm Whiteside County 2Cypress Creek Renewables2021
Rantoul Solar Champaign County 1Altorfer Inc.2016
Reed Road Solar Kane County 1.3Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc.2020
Ridge Farm Solar 1 Vermilion County 2Tenaska2020
Rockford Baxter Road Holdco Solar Project Winnebago County 22021
Rockford Community Solar Winnebago County 2.55Nexamp, Inc.2021
Rockford Community Solar Winnebago County 2.6Nexamp, Inc.2021
Rockford CSG Winnebago County 3Unknown2021
Route 76 Boone Solar 1 Boone County 2Mitsubishi Corporation, Nexamp, Inc.2020
Sandoval Holdco Solar Clinton County 2Tenaska2020
Sauger 2 Solar (OE IL Solar 3) Ogle County 2Nexamp, Inc.2022
Schulte Solar Marshall County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
SCS American Bottoms 009885 Sauget Solar St. Clair County 1.8Capital Dynamics2020
Segunda II Solar Facility Lasalle County 2Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC2021
Slidematic at Rockford Winnebago County 1.8Brookfield2022
Solar Farm 2.0 Urbana-Champaign 1054 [78] Sol Systems LLC, Capital Dynamics2021
Somonauk Road Solar 1 Dekalb County 2Mitsubishi Corporation, Nexamp, Inc.2021
Square Barn Solar McHenry County 1.5Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc.2020
Sullivan B Community Solar Project McDonough County 2New Equity Energy [79] 2020
SV CSG Gardner 1 Grundy County 22021
SV CSG Lily Lake 2 Kane County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
SV CSG Mt Morris 2 Ogle County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2021
The GSI at Assumption Solar Project Christian County 1.5Constellation2021
Tower Road Solar Dekalb County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2021
USS Goodrich Solar Kankakee County 2United States Solar Corporation2022
USS Solar Brick Project Macoupin County 2United States Solar Corporation2021
USS Sycamore Solar Dekalb County 2.7United States Solar Corporation2022
Vermilion Solar 1 Vermilion County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
Viking Solar Project Macoupin County 2Clearway Renew LLC2021
Vulcan Solar Kankakee County 2Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC2021
Whiteside Solar 1 Whiteside County 2Summit Ridge Energy LLC2020
Wolfcastle Dekalb County 2Cypress Creek Renewables2021
Woodlawn Solar Project Will County 2Clearway Renew LLC2021

Hydroelectric

PlantLocationCoordinates Nameplate
capacity (MW)		Generating
units		2016 net generation
(MWh)		OperatorOpened
Dayton Hydro Dayton 41°23′16″N88°47′23″W / 41.3878°N 88.7897°W / 41.3878; -88.7897 (Dayton) 3.63Midwest Hydro1925
Dixon Hydroelectric Dixon 41°50′43″N89°28′53″W / 41.8453°N 89.4813°W / 41.8453; -89.4813 (Dixon) 3.05STS Hydropower1925
Kankakee Hydro Kankakee 41°06′46″N87°52′05″W / 41.1128°N 87.8681°W / 41.1128; -87.8681 (Kankakee) 1.23City of Kankakee1991
Lockport Powerhouse Lockport 41°34′11″N88°04′44″W / 41.5697°N 88.0789°W / 41.5697; -88.0789 (Lockport) 16.02Chicago Metro Water Reclamation District1999/2001
Moline Moline 41°30′36″N90°32′02″W / 41.5100°N 90.5340°W / 41.5100; -90.5340 (Moline) 3.24 MidAmerican Energy 1942
Peru Peru 41°19′25″N89°06′44″W / 41.3237°N 89.1123°W / 41.3237; -89.1123 (Peru) 6.84City of Peru1996
Rockton Rockton 42°27′04″N89°04′32″W / 42.4511°N 89.0756°W / 42.4511; -89.0756 (Rockton) 1.22Midwest Hydro1929
Sears Hydro Rock Island 41°27′41″N90°34′49″W / 41.4614°N 90.5803°W / 41.4614; -90.5803 (Sears) 1.44City of Rock Island1985/2010
Upper Sterling Rock Falls 41°47′14″N89°40′39″W / 41.7871°N 89.6775°W / 41.7871; -89.6775 (Rock Falls) 2.02City of Rock Falls1988

Biomass

PlantLocationCoordinates Nameplate
capacity (MW)		Generating
units		2016 net generation
(MWh)		Fuel
type		OperatorOpened
Countryside Genco Grayslake 42°19′16″N88°01′55″W / 42.3211°N 88.0319°W / 42.3211; -88.0319 (Countryside Genco) 12.84 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) 6.02Landfill 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) 6.02Landfill gasWaste Management RE1993
Livingston Pontiac 40°55′53″N88°39′17″W / 40.9314°N 88.6548°W / 40.9314; -88.6548 (Livingston) 15.03Landfill gasHoosier Energy REC1993
Orchard Hills Rockford 42°19′16″N88°01′55″W / 42.3211°N 88.0319°W / 42.3211; -88.0319 (Orchard Hills) 16.26Landfill gasHoosier Energy REC2016
Settlers Hill Gas Recovery Batavia 41°52′19″N88°17′16″W / 41.8719°N 88.2877°W / 41.8719; -88.2877 (Greene Valley) 6.02Landfill gasWaste Management RE1988

Energy storage

NameLocationType Nameplate
capacity (MW)		2016 net generation
(MWh)		OperatorOpened
Grand Ridge Energy Storage Marseilles Lithium iron phosphate battery [80] 31.5-5,076 [8] Invenergy 2015 [42]
McHenry Storage Project McHenry County Lithium-ion battery [81] 40149,060 [8] EDF Energy 2015 [82]
Elwood Energy Storage Center West Chicago Lithium iron phosphate battery [83] 19.8-3,964 [8] Renewable Energy Systems 2015 [83]
Jake Energy Storage Center Joliet Lithium iron phosphate battery [83] 19.8-3,410 [8] Renewable Energy Systems 2015 [83]

Proposed power stations

NameLocationType Nameplate
capacity (MW)		Generating
units		OperatorStatus
McLean County Solar PV6Cypress Creek RenewablesApplication submitted [84]
Marshall County Solar PV4Trajectory Energy PartnersApplication submitted [85]
Macomb Solar PV2Sunrise Energy VenturesConstruction expected to begin within 18 months [86]
Yorkville Solar PV2Turning Point EnergyExpected operable 2018 or 2019; [87] stalled in 2023 [88]
Double Black Diamond Solar Farm [89] Sangamon, Morgan Solar800 [90] Swift Current EnergyUnder construction; expected operable in 2025 [91]
Osagrove Flats La Salle County Wind15334 Avangrid Construction started 2024 [92]

Closed/cancelled stations

NameLocationCoordinatesType Nameplate
capacity (MW)		Generating
units		OwnerLinksStatus
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 Oil25005Midwest GenerationClosed 2004 [93]
Coffeen Power Station Montgomery County 39°03′33″N89°24′11″W / 39.05917°N 89.40306°W / 39.05917; -89.40306 Coal9002VistraClosed November 1, 2019 [94]
Duck Creek Power Station Canton 40°27′54″N89°59′02″W / 40.465°N 89.984°W / 40.465; -89.984 Coal4411VistraClosed in 2019 [94]
E.D. Edwards Power Plant Bartonville 40°35′45″N89°39′46″W / 40.5957°N 89.6628°W / 40.5957; -89.6628 Coal560 [95] 1VistraClosed in 2022 [96]
FutureGen Morgan County 39°49′23″N90°33′58″W / 39.82306°N 90.56611°W / 39.82306; -90.56611 Coal229Cancelled in 2015
Havana Havana 40°16′52″N90°04′41″W / 40.281°N 90.078°W / 40.281; -90.078 Coal6902VistraClosed in 2019 [94]
Hennepin Hennepin 41°18′11″N89°18′54″W / 41.303°N 89.315°W / 41.303; -89.315 Coal301VistraClosed in 2019 [94]
Hutsonville Power Station Crawford County 39°8′2.4″N87°39′36″W / 39.134000°N 87.66000°W / 39.134000; -87.66000 Coal1512 Ameren [97] 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 Gas948 (coal)
239 (natural gas) [95] 		8VistraClosed in September 2022 [98]
Will County Station Romeoville 41°37′59″N88°03′43″W / 41.633°N 88.062°W / 41.633; -88.062 Coal5103 NRG Energy Closed in June 2022 [99]
Wood River Alton 38°51′50″N90°08′02″W / 38.864°N 90.134°W / 38.864; -90.134 Coal/natural gas594 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/petroleum5134 Ameren [100] Closed in 2011
Zion Zion 42°26′46″N87°48′10″W / 42.4460578°N 87.8027112°W / 42.4460578; -87.8027112 Nuclear20802 Exelon Closed 1998 [101]

See also

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