Power Plants in Macon County, Illinois

Macon County, Illinois has 4 power plants totaling 405 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants4operating sites
Capacity404 MWnameplate
Generation1.2M MWhannual
CO₂94.1kmetric tons/year
Coal 83%Natural Gas 16%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Archer Daniels Midland DecaturDecaturCoal335 MWArcher Daniels Midland Co
Primient Decatur Plant CogenDecaturNatural Gas64.8 MWPrimary Products Ingredients Americas, Llc
Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.DecaturOil4.7 MWFuyao Glass Illinois, Inc
Macon County Il S1DecaturSolar— MWSolamerica Energy, Llc

About power generation in Macon County

Macon County, Illinois has 4 power plants totaling 405 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the dominant fuel source at 83% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (16%) and Oil (1%). The largest facility is Archer Daniels Midland Decatur at 335 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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