Power Plants in Grundy County, Illinois

Grundy County, Illinois has 9 power plants totaling 3,542 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants9operating sites
Capacity3,542 MWnameplate
Generation19.3M MWhannual
CO₂1.5Mmetric tons/year
Nuclear 57%Natural Gas 43%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Dresden Generating StationMorrisNuclear2,019 MWConstellation Nuclear
Cpv Three Rivers Energy CenterMorrisNatural Gas1,300 MWCpv Three Rivers, Llc
Morris Cogeneration LlcMorrisNatural Gas219 MWMorris Cogeneration Llc
Sv Gardner 1 (Lutz) CsgGardnerSolar2.0 MWSv Csg Gardner 1 Llc
Ahern Community Solar I, LlcMorrisSolar2.0 MWAhern Community Solar I, Llc
Ge-Hitachi Solar - Morris, IlMorrisSolar0.9 MWDg Illinois Solar, Llc
CollinsMorrisNatural Gas— MWMidwest Generations Eme Llc
Tully 1MorrisSolar— MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
GillardGardnerSolar— MWCypress Creek Renewables

About power generation in Grundy County

Grundy County, Illinois has 9 power plants totaling 3,542 MW of nameplate capacity. Nuclear is the dominant fuel source at 57% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (43%) and Solar (0%). The largest facility is Dresden Generating Station at 2,018 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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