Power Plants Near 61516 — Benson, IL

92 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 61516 (Benson, Illinois). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.8306, -89.1165 · County: Woodford

Wind 39%Nuclear 36%Coal 19%Natural Gas 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.4 mi	Minonk Wind Farm Minonk, IL	Wind	200 MW	Algonquin Power Co
7.8 mi	El Paso Wind Project El Paso, IL	Wind	—	Pattern Operators Lp
8.6 mi	Panther Grove Wind, Llc Peoria, IL	Wind	—	Panther Grove Wind, Llc
9.1 mi	Bennington Wind Minonk, IL	Wind	93 MW	Minonk Stewardship Wind Llc
10.8 mi	Osagrove Flats Wind Dana, IL	Wind	—	Avangrid Power Llc
11.2 mi	Richland Township Solar Ii, Llc Washburn, IL	Solar	—	Birch Creek Power, Llc
11.3 mi	Old Town Wind Toluca, IL	Wind	—	Old Town Wind Llc
11.5 mi	Richland Township Solar, Llc Washburn, IL	Solar	—	Birch Creek Power, Llc
15.4 mi	Prairie Violet Wind Llc Varna, IL	Wind	—	Transalta Corporation
16.8 mi	Otter Creek Wind Farm Llc Ransom, IL	Wind	150 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
17.0 mi	White Oak Energy Llc Carlock, IL	Wind	150 MW	White Oak Energy Llc
20.5 mi	Schulte 2 Community Solar Lacon, IL	Solar	2 MW	Schulte 2 Community Solar
20.9 mi	Heartland Community College Normal, IL	Wind	2 MW	Heartland Community College
21.0 mi	Solitude Lostant, IL	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
23.3 mi	Tazewell Gas Recovery East Peoria, IL	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
23.5 mi	Bright Stalk Wind Farm I Chenoa, IL	Wind	205 MW	Lexington Chenoa Wind Farm Llc
23.8 mi	Segunda Ii (Csg) Streator, IL	Solar	2 MW	Segunda Solar Ii, Llc
24.1 mi	Briscoe 2a Lostant, IL	Solar	2 MW	7th Road Solar 2, Llc (Briscoe 2a)
24.1 mi	Scs Galena 012589 Peoria, Llc Peoria, IL	Solar	2 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
24.7 mi	Washington Street Solar 1 Llc Bloomington, IL	Solar	—	Washington Street Solar 1 Llc
25.1 mi	Livingston Generating Facility Pontiac, IL	Biomass	15 MW	Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc
25.4 mi	Walldog Pontiac, IL	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
26.4 mi	Pontiac Pontiac, IL	Solar	2 MW	Pontiac Solar, Llc
26.4 mi	Briscoe 1a Tonica, IL	Solar	2 MW	7th Road Solar 1, Llc (Briscoe 1a)
26.6 mi	Lowe's - 1193 - East Peoria, Il East Peoria, IL	Solar	—	Riverside Drive Solar Project 2022, Llc
26.7 mi	Pontiac 1a Pontiac, IL	Solar	2 MW	Solar Dg Il 3 Llc
27.0 mi	Vermilion Solar I Llc Pontiac, IL	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
27.0 mi	Vermilion Solar Ii Llc Pontiac, IL	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
27.3 mi	State Farm Bloomington, IL	Oil	5 MW	State Farm Insurance
27.5 mi	Towanda Shirley, IL	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
27.7 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Peoria Peoria, IL	Natural Gas	36 MW	Biourja Renewables Llc
27.7 mi	Il West Hallock Project1 Edelstein, IL	Solar	2 MW	Il West Hallock Project1, Llc
27.9 mi	Breezewood Bloomington, IL	Solar	2 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
28.6 mi	Grand Ridge Solar Farm Marseilles, IL	Solar	20 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
29.3 mi	Uss Grandpa Solar Tonica, IL	Solar	—	United States Solar Corporation
29.4 mi	High Trail Wind Farm Llc Ellsworth, IL	Wind	211 MW	High Trail Wind Farm Llc
29.4 mi	Old Trail Wind Farm Ellsworth, IL	Wind	214 MW	Old Trail Wind Farm Llc
29.9 mi	Putnam Solar 1 Granville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Pivot Energy
29.9 mi	Putnam Solar 1b Granville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Pivot Energy
30.5 mi	Peoria Solar 3 Dunlap, IL	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
31.8 mi	Oglesby Oglesby, IL	Natural Gas	—	Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc
32.7 mi	Camp Grove Wind Farm Wyoming, IL	Wind	150 MW	Orion Energy Group Llc
32.8 mi	Peoria County Il S2 Peoria, IL	Solar	—	Solamerica Energy, Llc
33.9 mi	Blackstone Wind Farm Llc Ransom, IL	Wind	106 MW	Blackstone Wind Farm Llc
34.1 mi	City Of Peru Water Street Generating Sta Peru, IL	Oil	16 MW	City Of Peru - (Il)
34.2 mi	Hennepin Power Station Hennepin, IL	Coal	—	Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc
34.2 mi	Lasalle Solar 1 Ransom, IL	Solar	2 MW	Pivot Energy
34.3 mi	Moraine Csg Downs, IL	Solar	2 MW	Moraine Solar, Llc
34.7 mi	City Of Peru Hydro-Electric Generating S Utica, IL	Hydroelectric	8 MW	City Of Peru - (Il)
34.7 mi	Streator Cayuga Ridge South Odell, IL	Wind	300 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
35.2 mi	Rail Splitter Wind Farm Hopedale, IL	Wind	101 MW	Rail Splitter Wind Farm Llc
35.4 mi	Ced Peoria Solar Mapleton, IL	Solar	2 MW	Bay4 Energy Services, Llc
35.5 mi	Grand Ridge Wind Energy Center Marseilles, IL	Wind	210 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
35.5 mi	Grand Ridge Battery Projects Marseilles, IL	Other Fossil	36 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
35.6 mi	Powerton Pekin, IL	Coal	1,786 MW	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
35.9 mi	Providence Heights Wind Llc Tiskilwa, IL	Wind	72 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
36.1 mi	Lone Tree Wind, Llc Tiskilwa, IL	Wind	79 MW	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
36.1 mi	City Of Peru Plank Road Generating Station Peru, IL	Hydroelectric	37 MW	City Of Peru - (Il)
36.4 mi	Depue Holdings, Llc Depue, IL	Solar	20 MW	Depue Holdings, Llc
36.7 mi	Sv Csg Naplate Ottawa, IL	Solar	—	Sv Csg Naplate, Llc
37.0 mi	Lasalle Generating Station Marseilles, IL	Nuclear	2,340 MW	Constellation Nuclear
37.3 mi	Blackstone Wind Farm Ii Llc Dwight, IL	Wind	200 MW	Blackstone Wind Farm Ii Llc
37.4 mi	City Of Peru Rail Generating Station Peru, IL	Oil	5 MW	City Of Peru - (Il)
37.4 mi	Crescent Ridge Tiskilwa, IL	Wind	53 MW	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
37.8 mi	Tazewell County Il S1 Delavan, IL	Solar	—	Solamerica Energy, Llc
39.5 mi	Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center Chenoa, IL	Wind	250 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
40.6 mi	Marseilles Lock And Dam Hydro Marseilles, IL	Hydroelectric	—	Marseilles Land And Water Company
40.6 mi	Sand Prairie Solar Green Valley, IL	Solar	2 MW	Dg Sand Prairie, Llc
41.8 mi	Princeton (Il) Princeton, IL	Natural Gas	38 MW	City Of Princeton - (Il)
41.9 mi	Agriwind Tiskilwa, IL	Wind	8 MW	Agriwind Holdings, Llc
42.1 mi	Dayton Hydro Ottawa, IL	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
43.1 mi	Lasalle Solar 6 Ottawa, IL	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
43.8 mi	Alta Farms Ii Wind Project, Llc Clinton, IL	Wind	201 MW	Alta Farms Ii Wind Project, Llc
44.4 mi	Ford County Wind Farm Llc Ford County, IL	Wind	121 MW	Ford Ridge
45.1 mi	Gibson City Energy Center Llc Gibson City, IL	Natural Gas	270 MW	Gibson City Energy Center Llc
45.5 mi	Illinois Pv Fulton 1 Csg Farmington, IL	Solar	2 MW	Illinois Pv Fulton 1, Llc
45.5 mi	Tully 1 Morris, IL	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
46.4 mi	Sapphire Sky Wind Energy Llc Farmer City, IL	Wind	260 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
46.4 mi	Bureau Solar 1 Princeton, IL	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
46.8 mi	Illinois Pv Knox 1a Yates City, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
46.8 mi	Illinois Pv Knox 1b Yates City, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
47.2 mi	Elba Solar Llc Williamsfield, IL	Solar	2 MW	Elba Solar Llc
47.5 mi	Farmer City Farmer City, IL	Oil	11 MW	City Of Farmer City - (Il)
47.9 mi	Clinton Power Station Clinton, IL	Nuclear	1,138 MW	Constellation Nuclear
48.9 mi	Kelly Creek Wind Project Cabery, IL	Wind	184 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
49.1 mi	Mendota Rich Dev Csg Mendota, IL	Solar	2 MW	42nd Road Solar Llc
49.4 mi	Sv Gardner 1 (Lutz) Csg Gardner, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sv Csg Gardner 1 Llc
49.6 mi	Payton Kewanee, IL	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
49.7 mi	Mendota Mendota, IL	Solar	2 MW	Mendota Us Solar 1 Llc
49.7 mi	Gillard Gardner, IL	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
49.7 mi	Clinton Lfgte Clinton, IL	Biomass	3 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
49.9 mi	Glacier Sands Wind Power, Llc Mason City, IL	Wind	185 MW	Glacier Sands Wind Power, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 92 power plants within 50 miles of Benson, Illinois (ZIP 61516), with a combined 9,543 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 43 of the 92 nearby plants. The closest plant is Minonk Wind Farm at 7.4 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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