Power Plants in Illinois

Illinois operates 566 power plants totaling 53,815 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas dominates the mix at 40%, followed by Nuclear (23%) and Wind (15%). The largest plant is Braidwood Generation Station at 2,449 MW.

Plants566operating sites
Capacity53,814 MWnameplate
Generation177.7M MWhannual
CO₂41.9Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 40%Nuclear 23%Wind 15%Coal 14%Solar 6%

Plant locations

Showing the 120 largest plants by capacity. Illinois operates another 446 plants below this size — browse the lists below to reach them.

Largest plants in Illinois

PlantCityFuelCapacity
Braidwood Generation StationBracevilleNuclear2,450 MW
Byron Generating StationByronNuclear2,450 MW
Lasalle Generating StationMarseillesNuclear2,340 MW
Dresden Generating StationMorrisNuclear2,019 MW
Quad Cities Generating StationCordovaNuclear2,019 MW
PowertonPekinCoal1,786 MW
Prairie State Generating StationMarissaCoal1,766 MW
Elwood Energy LlcElwoodNatural Gas1,728 MW
Joliet 29JolietNatural Gas1,320 MW
Kincaid Generation LlcKincaidCoal1,319 MW
Cpv Three Rivers Energy CenterMorrisNatural Gas1,300 MW
Jackson Generation, LlcElwoodNatural Gas1,289 MW
Baldwin Energy ComplexBaldwinCoal1,260 MW
Kendall County Generation FacilityMinookaNatural Gas1,256 MW
Clinton Power StationClintonNuclear1,138 MW
AuroraAuroraNatural Gas1,086 MW
University Park NorthUniversity ParkNatural Gas726 MW
Holland Energy FacilityBeecher CityNatural Gas702 MW
Lincoln Generating FacilityManhattanNatural Gas692 MW
Lee Energy FacilityDixonNatural Gas692 MW
Goose Creek Energy CenterMonticelloNatural Gas684 MW
Grand Tower Energy Center LlcGrand TowerNatural Gas641 MW
Nelson Energy CenterRock FallsNatural Gas628 MW
NewtonNewtonCoal617 MW
Cordova EnergyCordovaNatural Gas611 MW
Zion Energy CenterZionNatural Gas597 MW
Double Back DiamondVirdenSolar593 MW
VeniceVeniceNatural Gas586 MW
Mrp Elgin LlcElginNatural Gas540 MW
Shelby Energy CountyNeogaNatural Gas483 MW
Raccoon Creek Energy CenterFloraNatural Gas456 MW
DallmanSpringfieldCoal437 MW
Mrp Rocky Road LlcEast DundeeNatural Gas416 MW
Southeast Chicago Energy ProjectChicagoNatural Gas407 MW
PinckneyvillePinckneyvilleNatural Gas380 MW
Invenergy Nelson Expansion LlcRock FallsNatural Gas380 MW
Joliet 9JolietNatural Gas360 MW
Crete Energy Venture LlcCreteNatural Gas356 MW
University Park SouthUniversity ParkNatural Gas353 MW
Archer Daniels Midland DecaturDecaturCoal335 MW
Nrg Rockford IRockfordNatural Gas316 MW
Calumet Energy Team LlcChicagoNatural Gas313 MW
Lincoln Land WindTbdWind302 MW
Streator Cayuga Ridge SouthOdellWind300 MW
Radfords Run Wind FarmMaroaWind278 MW
Gibson City Energy Center LlcGibson CityNatural Gas270 MW
KinmundyPatokaNatural Gas270 MW
Fisk StreetChicagoOil260 MW
Sapphire Sky Wind Energy LlcFarmer CityWind260 MW
Blooming Grove Wind Energy CenterChenoaWind250 MW

By county

Will County35 plants · 9,367 MWGrundy County9 plants · 3,542 MWLasalle County19 plants · 2,808 MWRock Island County3 plants · 2,705 MWOgle County11 plants · 2,495 MWLee County11 plants · 2,275 MWTazewell County6 plants · 1,890 MWSt Clair County9 plants · 1,799 MWCook County54 plants · 1,756 MWDewitt County4 plants · 1,609 MWSangamon County9 plants · 1,520 MWRandolph County5 plants · 1,349 MWChristian County6 plants · 1,328 MWKendall County2 plants · 1,258 MWShelby County3 plants · 1,185 MWDupage County19 plants · 1,104 MWLivingston County10 plants · 880 MWMclean County9 plants · 790 MWClay County7 plants · 726 MWLake County6 plants · 724 MWBureau County10 plants · 721 MWMadison County9 plants · 689 MWPiatt County2 plants · 684 MWJackson County2 plants · 646 MWJasper County2 plants · 617 MWFord County3 plants · 575 MWHenry County6 plants · 539 MWPerry County3 plants · 529 MWLogan County5 plants · 522 MWWinnebago County21 plants · 512 MWVermilion County9 plants · 510 MWKane County12 plants · 473 MWMason County4 plants · 406 MWMacon County4 plants · 404 MWWhite County4 plants · 312 MWIroquois County4 plants · 302 MWDewitt County2 plants · 281 MWMarion County4 plants · 273 MWWilliamson County8 plants · 258 MWDekalb County13 plants · 255 MWStephenson County25 plants · 248 MWKankakee County18 plants · 205 MWDouglas County1 plants · 202 MWColes County4 plants · 200 MWWoodford County3 plants · 200 MWClark County3 plants · 187 MWMorgan County6 plants · 178 MWScott County1 plants · 173 MWFayette County3 plants · 171 MWMcdonough County5 plants · 168 MWCass County3 plants · 150 MWStark County1 plants · 150 MWSaline County1 plants · 150 MWChampaign County12 plants · 122 MWJersey County1 plants · 110 MWMarshall County6 plants · 95 MWMchenry County21 plants · 76 MWWhiteside County18 plants · 47 MWMontgomery County3 plants · 46 MWClinton County10 plants · 43 MWPeoria County6 plants · 42 MWWarren County1 plants · 35 MWMonroe County1 plants · 30 MWLasalle County4 plants · 29 MWPike County4 plants · 25 MWMoultrie County1 plants · 25 MWKnox County6 plants · 10 MWHamilton County1 plants · 9 MWMacoupin County4 plants · 9 MWEffingham County1 plants · 7 MWJo Daviess County4 plants · 5 MWBoone County3 plants · 4 MWDekalb County2 plants · 4 MWEdgar County2 plants · 4 MWPutnam County3 plants · 4 MWFranklin County1 plants · 2 MWFulton County2 plants · 2 MWJefferson County1 plants · 2 MWRichland County1 plants · 2 MWAdams County2 plants · 1 MWBrown County1 plants · 1 MWCarroll County1 plants · 1 MWHenderson County1 plants · 1 MWMclean County1 plants · 0 MWMercer County1 plants · 0 MWPulaski County1 plants · 0 MWWashington County1 plants · 0 MW