Power Plants in Sangamon County, Illinois

Sangamon County, Illinois has 9 power plants totaling 1,520 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants9operating sites
Capacity1,520 MWnameplate
Generation1.6M MWhannual
CO₂850.9kmetric tons/year
Solar 39%Coal 29%Wind 20%Natural Gas 9%Oil 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Double Back DiamondVirdenSolar593 MWDouble Back Diamond Solar Power, Llc
DallmanSpringfieldCoal437 MWCity Of Springfield - (Il)
Lincoln Land WindTbdWind302 MWLincoln Land Wind, Llc
InterstateSpringfieldNatural Gas139 MWCity Of Springfield - (Il)
FactorySpringfieldOil26.6 MWCity Of Springfield - (Il)
ReynoldsSpringfieldOil17.5 MWCity Of Springfield - (Il)
LakesideSpringfieldOil5.4 MWCity Of Springfield - (Il)
Lincoln Land Energy CenterPawneeNatural Gas— MWLincoln Land Energy Center Llc
Ill060-Sangamon-AtchisonIlliopolisSolar— MWPivot Energy

About power generation in Sangamon County

Sangamon County, Illinois has 9 power plants totaling 1,520 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the dominant fuel source at 39% of installed capacity, followed by Coal (29%) and Wind (20%). The largest facility is Double Back Diamond at 592 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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