Power Plants in Perry County, Illinois

Perry County, Illinois has 3 power plants totaling 529 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants3operating sites
Capacity529 MWnameplate
Generation276.6k MWhannual
CO₂26.5kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 72%Solar 28%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
PinckneyvillePinckneyvilleNatural Gas380 MWUnion Electric Co - (Mo)
Prairie State Solar ProjectSwanwick TownshipSolar99.0 MWPrairie State Solar, Llc
Kimmel Road Solar, LlcDu QuoinSolar50.0 MWBirch Creek Power, Llc

About power generation in Perry County

Perry County, Illinois has 3 power plants totaling 529 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 72% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (28%). The largest facility is Pinckneyville at 380 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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