Power Plants in Lee County, Illinois

Lee County, Illinois has 11 power plants totaling 2,276 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants11operating sites
Capacity2,275 MWnameplate
Generation4.5M MWhannual
CO₂1.5Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 75%Wind 25%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Lee Energy FacilityDixonNatural Gas692 MWLee County Generating Station
Nelson Energy CenterRock FallsNatural Gas628 MWInvenergy Services Llc
Invenergy Nelson Expansion LlcRock FallsNatural Gas380 MWInvenergy Services Llc
Green River Wind FarmDeer GroveWind194 MWGreen River Wind Farm Phase 1, Llc
Shady Oaks Wind FarmComptonWind110 MWAlgonquin Power Co
Shady Oaks Wind 2ComptonWind108 MWShady Oaks Wind 2, Llc
Gsg LlcWest BrooklynWind80.0 MWLeeward Asset Management, Llc
Mendota Hills, LlcPaw PawWind76.2 MWLeeward Asset Management, Llc
Com Adam 1wf-1SubletteWind5.0 MWFpc Services Inc.
Dixon Hydroelectric DamDixonHydroelectric3.0 MWEagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
Steward Creek Solar Phase 1StewardSolar— MWSteward Creek Solar, Llc

About power generation in Lee County

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.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Lee County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.