Lee County, Illinois has 11 power plants totaling 2,276 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Energy Facility | Dixon | Natural Gas | 692 MW | Lee County Generating Station |
| Nelson Energy Center | Rock Falls | Natural Gas | 628 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Invenergy Nelson Expansion Llc | Rock Falls | Natural Gas | 380 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Green River Wind Farm | Deer Grove | Wind | 194 MW | Green River Wind Farm Phase 1, Llc |
| Shady Oaks Wind Farm | Compton | Wind | 110 MW | Algonquin Power Co |
| Shady Oaks Wind 2 | Compton | Wind | 108 MW | Shady Oaks Wind 2, Llc |
| Gsg Llc | West Brooklyn | Wind | 80.0 MW | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| Mendota Hills, Llc | Paw Paw | Wind | 76.2 MW | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| Com Adam 1wf-1 | Sublette | Wind | 5.0 MW | Fpc Services Inc. |
| Dixon Hydroelectric Dam | Dixon | Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc |
| Steward Creek Solar Phase 1 | Steward | Solar | — MW | Steward Creek Solar, Llc |
Lee County, Illinois has 11 power plants totaling 2,276 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 75% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (25%) and Hydroelectric (0%). The largest facility is Lee Energy Facility at 692 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
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