Power Plants Near 60452 — Oak Forest, IL

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 60452 (Oak Forest, Illinois). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6077, -87.7542 · County: Cook

Natural Gas 91%Other Fossil 4%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.1 mi	Exelon Solar Chicago Chicago, IL	Solar	9 MW	Luminace Solar Chicago, Llc
7.2 mi	Il - Smhec - Moraine Valley Palos Hills, IL	Solar	—	Forefront Power, Llc
7.9 mi	Thornwood High School South Holland, IL	Natural Gas	1 MW	Thorton Township School Dist
7.9 mi	Igs Frankfort 2 Csg Frankfort, IL	Solar	2 MW	Igs Solar Llc
8.1 mi	Thornridge High School Dolton, IL	Natural Gas	1 MW	Thorton Township School Dist
9.6 mi	Uss University Park Solar University Park, IL	Solar	—	United States Solar Corporation
9.7 mi	North Cottage Grove Solar 1, Llc Chicago Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
9.8 mi	Cid Gas Recovery Calumet City, IL	Biomass	3 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
10.3 mi	Fedex Chicago Solar Facility Bedford Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Dg Illinois Solar, Llc
10.6 mi	Lineage Logistics Solar University Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Dg Illinois Solar, Llc
10.6 mi	Il University Park 450 Central Ave University Park, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze University Park Central Ave Microgrid, Llc
11.2 mi	Gooseberry Solar, Llc Ford Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
11.4 mi	University Park North University Park, IL	Natural Gas	726 MW	Lsp University Park Llc
11.5 mi	Calumet Energy Team Llc Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	313 MW	Ipa Operations Inc - Calumet
11.5 mi	University Park South University Park, IL	Natural Gas	353 MW	University Park Energy Llc
11.6 mi	Il Bedford Park 6901 W 65th St Bedford Park, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Bedford Park 6901 W 65th Street Microgrid, Llc
11.6 mi	Il Bedford Park 7035 W 65th St Bedford Park, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Bedford Park 7035 W 65th Street Microgrid, Llc
12.3 mi	Ingredion Incorporated Bedford Park, IL	Natural Gas	55 MW	Ingredion Inc - Illinois
12.7 mi	Torrence Ave Solar 1 Llc Chicago Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
12.7 mi	Amazon Mdw7 Solar Project Monee, IL	Solar	2 MW	Solar Star Prime 6, Llc
13.1 mi	Calumet Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
13.2 mi	Southeast Chicago Energy Project Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	407 MW	Constellation Power, Inc
13.5 mi	Argonne National Laboratory Chp Lemont, IL	Natural Gas	6 MW	Argonne National Laboratory
13.9 mi	Mccook 2-Slchi102 Mccook, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
13.9 mi	Munster Landfill Gas-To-Energy Munster, IN	Biomass	1 MW	Town Of Munster
14.2 mi	Crete Energy Venture Llc Crete, IL	Natural Gas	356 MW	Crete Energy Venture Llc
14.5 mi	Esil-Pfchicago 2, Llc Chicago, IL	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
14.8 mi	Whiting Refinery Whiting, IN	Other Fossil	84 MW	Bp Plc
14.8 mi	East Chicago East Chicago, IN	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
15.0 mi	Whiting Clean Energy Whiting, IN	Natural Gas	577 MW	Bp Alternative Energy
15.3 mi	Crawford Chicago, IL	Coal	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
15.4 mi	Museum Of Science And Industry Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	2 MW	Museum Of Science And Industry
15.5 mi	Internationale Ctr 11-Slchi321 Woodridge, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
15.6 mi	Monee Solar 1, Llc Peotone, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
15.7 mi	Il Joliet 1101 Cherry Hl Rd Joliet, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Joliet 1101 Cherry Hill Road Microgrid, Llc
16.0 mi	Will County Romeoville, IL	Coal	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
16.1 mi	Indiana Harbor West East Chicago, IN	Natural Gas	152 MW	Cleveland Cliffs
16.4 mi	2 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Natural Gas	—	Cleveland Cliffs
16.5 mi	Il Bolingbrook 279 Marquette Dr Bolingbrook, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Bolingbrook 279 Marquette Drive Microgrid, Llc
16.7 mi	Il Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West) Chicago, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Chicago S Western Avenue 2 Microgrid, Llc
16.8 mi	Beecher Gas Recovery Beecher, IL	Biomass	3 MW	Will County Energy Llc
16.9 mi	Il2 - W109 Joliet, IL	Solar	5 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
17.0 mi	Itt Cogen Facility Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	7 MW	Itt Energy Tech Partners, Llc
17.0 mi	Lockport Powerhouse Lockport, IL	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Metro Wtr Recl Dist Grtr Chi
17.0 mi	Woodlawn Ii (Csg) Crete, IL	Solar	2 MW	Woodlawn Solar Ii, Llc
17.0 mi	Woodlawn Csg Crete, IL	Solar	2 MW	Woodlawn Solar, Llc
17.2 mi	Goodenow Road West Solar 1, Llc Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Generate Capital
17.2 mi	Esil-Pfchicago 3, Llc Chicago, IL	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
17.5 mi	Griffith Griffith, IN	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
17.6 mi	Fisk Street Chicago, IL	Oil	260 MW	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
17.6 mi	4 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Coal	—	Cleveland Cliffs
17.7 mi	Loyola University Health Plant Maywood, IL	Natural Gas	11 MW	Loyola University Health System
17.7 mi	Igs East Central, Llc Joliet, IL	Solar	2 MW	Igs East Central, Llc
17.8 mi	Cicero 3-Slchi603 Cicero, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
17.8 mi	Lincoln Generating Facility Manhattan, IL	Natural Gas	692 MW	Lincoln Generating Facility Llc
17.9 mi	Expander Turbine East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	20 MW	Cleveland Cliffs
17.9 mi	Heat Recovery Coke Facility East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	95 MW	Cokenergy Inc
18.0 mi	Indiana Harbor E 5 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	90 MW	Northlake Energy
18.1 mi	Dean H Mitchell Gary, IN	Coal	—	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
18.3 mi	Mpea Energy Center Chicago, IL	Oil	6 MW	Metropolitan Pier And Exposition Auth
18.4 mi	Romeoville 34b-Slchi234 Romeoville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
18.4 mi	Romeoville 34a-Slchi234 Romeoville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
18.6 mi	Ikea Joliet Rooftop Pv System Joliet, IL	Solar	2 MW	Ikea Property Inc
18.6 mi	Chicago West Side Energy Center Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
18.7 mi	University Of Illinois Cogen Facility Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	60 MW	University Of Illinois
19.2 mi	Greene Valley Gas Recovery Naperville, IL	Biomass	7 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
19.2 mi	Amazon Mdw6 Solar Project Romeoville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Solar Star Prime 5, Llc
20.3 mi	Joliet 9 Joliet, IL	Natural Gas	360 MW	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
20.4 mi	Cottage Grove North Solar 1, Llc Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Generate Capital
20.6 mi	Cottage Grove South Solar 1, Llc Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Generate Capital
20.6 mi	Joliet 29 Joliet, IL	Natural Gas	1,320 MW	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
20.7 mi	Presence Saint Mary Of Nazareth Hospital Chicago, IL	Oil	4 MW	Presence Health
20.8 mi	Ced Beecher Sun Solar Beecher, IL	Solar	2 MW	Bay4 Energy Services, Llc
21.5 mi	Mars Snackfood Us Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	M&m Mars Inc
21.8 mi	Jackson Generation, Llc Elwood, IL	Natural Gas	1,289 MW	Jackson Generation, Llc
21.9 mi	Triton East And West Cogen River Grove, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Triton College
22.0 mi	Gary Works Gary, IN	Other Fossil	161 MW	United States Steel-Gary
22.0 mi	Albertsons At Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Esil-Al-Melrose, Llc
22.2 mi	Scs Plainfield 011755 Naperville, Llc Naperville, IL	Solar	1 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
22.2 mi	Lowe's - 1845 - Chicago Brickyard, Il Chicago, IL	Solar	—	North Narragansett Avenue Solar Project 2022, Llc
22.4 mi	Elwood Energy Llc Elwood, IL	Natural Gas	1,728 MW	Elwood Energy Llc
22.5 mi	Northlake 2-Slchi302 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
22.9 mi	Northlake 3-Slchi303 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
23.0 mi	Electric Junction Aurora, IL	Natural Gas	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
23.3 mi	Northlake 4-Slchi304 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
23.7 mi	Hobart Solar, Llc Hobart, IN	Solar	1 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
23.7 mi	Northlake 5-Slchi305 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
24.0 mi	Franklin Park 2-Slchi802 Franklin Park, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
24.1 mi	Franklin Park 3-Slchi803 Franklin Park, IL	Solar	1 MW	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
25.0 mi	Elwood 1-Slchi901 Elwood, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
25.1 mi	Lombard Lombard, IL	Oil	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
25.6 mi	Prairie View Il Wilmington, IL	Natural Gas	—	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
25.8 mi	Exxonmobil Oil Joliet Refinery Channahon, IL	Other Fossil	43 MW	Exxonmobil Oil Corp
25.9 mi	Northeastern Illinois University Cogen Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	3 MW	Northeastern Illinois University
26.4 mi	Melrose Park 2-Slchi547 Melrose Park, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
26.5 mi	Nalco Naperville, IL	Natural Gas	5 MW	Nalco Co
26.8 mi	Merrillville Solar Merrilville, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
27.0 mi	Addison 11-Slchi404 Addison, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
27.2 mi	Bensenville 2-Slchi526 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
27.4 mi	Lincoln Solar Merrillville, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Oak Forest, Illinois (ZIP 60452), with a combined 9,287 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 52 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is Exelon Solar Chicago at 7.1 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Illinois, visit the Illinois state page.

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