Power Plants Near 60618 — Chicago, IL

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 60618 (Chicago, Illinois). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.9464, -87.7042 · County: Cook

Natural Gas 81%Oil 8%Other Fossil 7%Other Fossil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.5 mi	Northeastern Illinois University Cogen Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	3 MW	Northeastern Illinois University
3.2 mi	Presence Saint Mary Of Nazareth Hospital Chicago, IL	Oil	4 MW	Presence Health
4.6 mi	Lowe's - 1845 - Chicago Brickyard, Il Chicago, IL	Solar	—	North Narragansett Avenue Solar Project 2022, Llc
5.0 mi	Mars Snackfood Us Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	M&m Mars Inc
5.4 mi	Chicago West Side Energy Center Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
6.1 mi	University Of Illinois Cogen Facility Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	60 MW	University Of Illinois
6.3 mi	Cicero 3-Slchi603 Cicero, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
6.8 mi	Evanston Township High School Evanston, IL	Natural Gas	2 MW	Evanston Board Of Education
7.0 mi	Esil-Pfchicago 3, Llc Chicago, IL	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
7.1 mi	Fisk Street Chicago, IL	Oil	260 MW	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
7.2 mi	Il Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West) Chicago, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Chicago S Western Avenue 2 Microgrid, Llc
7.5 mi	Triton East And West Cogen River Grove, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Triton College
7.8 mi	Mpea Energy Center Chicago, IL	Oil	6 MW	Metropolitan Pier And Exposition Auth
8.0 mi	Franklin Park 2-Slchi802 Franklin Park, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
8.1 mi	Franklin Park 3-Slchi803 Franklin Park, IL	Solar	1 MW	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
8.1 mi	Albertsons At Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Esil-Al-Melrose, Llc
8.2 mi	Crawford Chicago, IL	Coal	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
8.5 mi	Melrose Park 2-Slchi547 Melrose Park, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
8.5 mi	Mths Co-Gen Buildings Park Ridge, IL	Natural Gas	1 MW	Maine Township High School Dist 207
8.7 mi	Itt Cogen Facility Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	7 MW	Itt Energy Tech Partners, Llc
9.1 mi	Esil-Pfchicago 2, Llc Chicago, IL	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
9.2 mi	Loyola University Health Plant Maywood, IL	Natural Gas	11 MW	Loyola University Health System
10.7 mi	Northlake 3-Slchi303 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
10.8 mi	Northlake 2-Slchi302 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
11.0 mi	Northlake 5-Slchi305 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
11.0 mi	Northlake 4-Slchi304 Northlake, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
11.4 mi	Bloom Bloom, IL	Oil	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
11.5 mi	Mccook 2-Slchi102 Mccook, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
11.8 mi	Winnetka Winnetka, IL	Natural Gas	33 MW	Village Of Winnetka - (Il)
11.8 mi	Des Plaines 11-Slchi211 Des Plaines, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
12.4 mi	Lake Gas Recovery Northbrook, IL	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
12.4 mi	Museum Of Science And Industry Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	2 MW	Museum Of Science And Industry
12.6 mi	Des Plaines 7-Slchi819 Des Plaines, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
12.7 mi	Bensenville 14-Slchi414 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
12.7 mi	Bensenville Ind Park 11 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
12.7 mi	Bensenville Ind Park 10-Slchi410 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
12.8 mi	Bensenville Ind Park 6-Slchi406 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
12.9 mi	Il Bedford Park 6901 W 65th St Bedford Park, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Bedford Park 6901 W 65th Street Microgrid, Llc
12.9 mi	Bensenville Ind Park 12-Slchi412 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
12.9 mi	Il Bedford Park 7035 W 65th St Bedford Park, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Bedford Park 7035 W 65th Street Microgrid, Llc
13.0 mi	Bensenville Ind Park 4-Slchi424 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
13.0 mi	Bensenville 2-Slchi526 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
13.1 mi	Bensenville 13-Slchi513 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
13.1 mi	Bensenville Ind Park 2-Slchi402 Bensenville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
13.2 mi	Ingredion Incorporated Bedford Park, IL	Natural Gas	55 MW	Ingredion Inc - Illinois
13.6 mi	Elk Grove 51-Slchi151 Elk Grove, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
13.8 mi	Elk Grove 1-Slchi701 Elk Grove, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
14.0 mi	Fedex Chicago Solar Facility Bedford Park, IL	Solar	2 MW	Dg Illinois Solar, Llc
17.1 mi	Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Northwest Community Hospital
17.7 mi	Addison 11-Slchi404 Addison, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
17.8 mi	Southeast Chicago Energy Project Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	407 MW	Constellation Power, Inc
18.1 mi	Calumet Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
18.7 mi	Il - Smhec - Moraine Valley Palos Hills, IL	Solar	—	Forefront Power, Llc
18.8 mi	Lombard Lombard, IL	Oil	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
18.8 mi	Glendale Heights 10-Slchi910 Glendale, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
18.9 mi	Exelon Solar Chicago Chicago, IL	Solar	9 MW	Luminace Solar Chicago, Llc
19.7 mi	Calumet Energy Team Llc Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	313 MW	Ipa Operations Inc - Calumet
19.8 mi	Northropgrummansolar(Rolling Meadows,il) Rolling Meadows, IL	Solar	1 MW	Dg Illinois Solar, Llc
20.9 mi	Cid Gas Recovery Calumet City, IL	Biomass	3 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
21.0 mi	Argonne National Laboratory Chp Lemont, IL	Natural Gas	6 MW	Argonne National Laboratory
21.0 mi	Electric Junction Aurora, IL	Natural Gas	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
22.2 mi	Whiting Clean Energy Whiting, IN	Natural Gas	577 MW	Bp Alternative Energy
22.3 mi	Whiting Refinery Whiting, IN	Other Fossil	84 MW	Bp Plc
22.8 mi	Lake Forest Hospital Central Energy Plan Lake Forest, IL	Natural Gas	3 MW	Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
23.0 mi	Thornridge High School Dolton, IL	Natural Gas	1 MW	Thorton Township School Dist
23.2 mi	Expander Turbine East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	20 MW	Cleveland Cliffs
23.2 mi	Indiana Harbor E 5 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	90 MW	Northlake Energy
23.3 mi	4 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Coal	—	Cleveland Cliffs
23.4 mi	Indiana Harbor West East Chicago, IN	Natural Gas	152 MW	Cleveland Cliffs
23.6 mi	Heat Recovery Coke Facility East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	95 MW	Cokenergy Inc
23.7 mi	2 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Natural Gas	—	Cleveland Cliffs
23.8 mi	Internationale Ctr 11-Slchi321 Woodridge, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
24.5 mi	Greene Valley Gas Recovery Naperville, IL	Biomass	7 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
24.9 mi	East Chicago East Chicago, IN	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
25.6 mi	Thornwood High School South Holland, IL	Natural Gas	1 MW	Thorton Township School Dist
26.0 mi	North Chicago Energy Center North Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	12 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
26.2 mi	Dean H Mitchell Gary, IN	Coal	—	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
26.4 mi	Il Bolingbrook 279 Marquette Dr Bolingbrook, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Bolingbrook 279 Marquette Drive Microgrid, Llc
27.3 mi	Nalco Naperville, IL	Natural Gas	5 MW	Nalco Co
28.0 mi	Mrp Elgin Llc Elgin, IL	Natural Gas	540 MW	Lincoln Operating Services, Llc
28.4 mi	Aurora Aurora, IL	Natural Gas	1,086 MW	Aurora Generation Llc
28.4 mi	Amazon Mdw6 Solar Project Romeoville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Solar Star Prime 5, Llc
28.4 mi	Will County Romeoville, IL	Coal	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
29.3 mi	Scs Plainfield 011755 Naperville, Llc Naperville, IL	Solar	1 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
29.3 mi	Mrp Rocky Road Llc East Dundee, IL	Natural Gas	416 MW	Lincoln Operating Services, Llc
29.4 mi	Geneva Generation Facility Geneva, IL	Natural Gas	30 MW	City Of Geneva- (Il)
29.4 mi	Woodland Landfill Gas Recovery South Elgin, IL	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
29.5 mi	North Cottage Grove Solar 1, Llc Chicago Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
29.6 mi	Gary Works Gary, IN	Other Fossil	161 MW	United States Steel-Gary
29.8 mi	Reed Road Solar Lake In The Hills, IL	Solar	1 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
30.2 mi	Gooseberry Solar, Llc Ford Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
30.4 mi	Settlers Hill Gas Recovery Batavia, IL	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
30.7 mi	Waukegan Waukegan, IL	Oil	112 MW	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
30.8 mi	Aurora 7-Slchi307 Aurora, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
30.8 mi	Munster Landfill Gas-To-Energy Munster, IN	Biomass	1 MW	Town Of Munster
30.9 mi	Hoffer Plastics South Elgin, IL	Natural Gas	7 MW	Hoffer Plastics
31.4 mi	Igs Frankfort 2 Csg Frankfort, IL	Solar	2 MW	Igs Solar Llc
31.6 mi	Yeoman Creek Waukegan, IL	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
31.9 mi	Romeoville 34a-Slchi234 Romeoville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
31.9 mi	Romeoville 34b-Slchi234 Romeoville, IL	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Chicago, Illinois (ZIP 60618), with a combined 4,634 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 48 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is Northeastern Illinois University Cogen at 2.5 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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