Power Plants in Rock Island County, Illinois

Rock Island County, Illinois has 3 power plants totaling 2,705 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants3operating sites
Capacity2,705 MWnameplate
Generation16.0M MWhannual
CO₂321.6kmetric tons/year
Nuclear 75%Natural Gas 23%Hydroelectric 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Quad Cities Generating StationCordovaNuclear2,019 MWConstellation Nuclear
Cordova EnergyCordovaNatural Gas611 MWCordova Energy Co Llc
MolineMolineHydroelectric75.6 MWMidamerican Energy Co

About power generation in Rock Island County

Rock Island County, Illinois has 3 power plants totaling 2,705 MW of nameplate capacity. Nuclear is the dominant fuel source at 75% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (23%) and Hydroelectric (3%). The largest facility is Quad Cities Generating Station at 2,018 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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