Power Plants in Tazewell County, Illinois

Tazewell County, Illinois has 6 power plants totaling 1,891 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants6operating sites
Capacity1,890 MWnameplate
Generation1.6M MWhannual
CO₂1.9Mmetric tons/year
Coal 94%Wind 5%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
PowertonPekinCoal1,786 MWMidwest Generations Eme Llc
Rail Splitter Wind FarmHopedaleWind101 MWRail Splitter Wind Farm Llc
Tazewell Gas RecoveryEast PeoriaBiomass2.4 MWWm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
Sand Prairie SolarGreen ValleySolar2.0 MWDg Sand Prairie, Llc
Lowe's - 1193 - East Peoria, IlEast PeoriaSolar— MWRiverside Drive Solar Project 2022, Llc
Tazewell County Il S1DelavanSolar— MWSolamerica Energy, Llc

About power generation in Tazewell County

Tazewell County, Illinois has 6 power plants totaling 1,891 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the dominant fuel source at 94% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (5%) and Biomass (0%). The largest facility is Powerton at 1,785 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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