Power Plants in Jackson County, Illinois

Jackson County, Illinois has 2 power plants totaling 646 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants2operating sites
Capacity646 MWnameplate
Generation5.4k MWhannual
CO₂3.2kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 99%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Grand Tower Energy Center LlcGrand TowerNatural Gas641 MWMainline Generation Llc
SiucCarbondaleCoal5.1 MWSouthern Illinois University Carbondale

About power generation in Jackson County

Jackson County, Illinois has 2 power plants totaling 646 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 99% of installed capacity, followed by Coal (1%). The largest facility is Grand Tower Energy Center Llc at 640 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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