Power Plants Near 61865 — Potomac, IL

56 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 61865 (Potomac, Illinois). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.3090, -87.8232 · County: Vermilion

Wind 53%Natural Gas 29%Coal 17%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.4 mi	Hoopeston Wind Llc Rossville, IL	Wind	98 MW	Hoopeston Wind Llc
7.3 mi	California Ridge Wind Energy Llc Fithian, IL	Wind	217 MW	Sunedison Llc
9.9 mi	Vermilion Oakwood, IL	Coal	—	Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc
14.8 mi	Scs West Fairchild 011958 Danville, Llc Danville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
15.0 mi	Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, Llc Paxton, IL	Wind	150 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
16.4 mi	Vermilion Solar 1, Llc Csg Danville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Vermilion Solar 1, Llc
16.4 mi	Rantoul Solar Rantoul, IL	Solar	2 MW	Altorfer Inc.
16.6 mi	Tilton Tilton, IL	Natural Gas	188 MW	Tilton Energy Llc
16.9 mi	Ameresco Danville Solar, Llc Tilton, IL	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
17.7 mi	Rantoul Rantoul, IL	Oil	14 MW	Village Of Rantoul - (Il)
22.7 mi	Solar Star Urbana Landfill East Urbana, IL	Solar	2 MW	Solar Star Urbana Landfill East, Llc
22.8 mi	Il Sidney Project1 Sidney, IL	Solar	2 MW	Il Sidney Project1, Llc
22.8 mi	Solar Star Urbana Landfill Central Urbana, IL	Solar	2 MW	Solar Star Urbana Landfill Central, Llc
22.9 mi	Jordan Creek Wind Farm, Llc Judyville, IN	Wind	399 MW	Jordan Creek Wind Farm, Llc
24.1 mi	Prairie Solar Llc Sidney, IL	Solar	—	Mn8 Energy Llc
26.2 mi	University Of Illinois Abbott Power Plt Champaign, IL	Natural Gas	80 MW	University Of Illinois
26.9 mi	Tac-Distributed Energy Resource Hybrid Champaign, IL	Solar	2 MW	Ameren Illinois
27.2 mi	Phoenix Solar South Farms Llc Solar Farm Champaign, IL	Solar	5 MW	Phoenix Solar South Farms Llc
27.4 mi	Ced Champaign Solar Llc Champaign, IL	Solar	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
27.4 mi	Scs County 012631 Champaign, Llc Champaign, IL	Solar	2 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
27.6 mi	Northern Cardinal Solar Scs Il 1, Llc Champaign, IL	Solar	10 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
29.7 mi	Settlers Trail Wind Farm Llc Sheldon, IL	Wind	150 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
30.0 mi	Ridge Farm Ridge Farm, IL	Solar	2 MW	Ridge Farm Solar 1 Llc
30.0 mi	Ridge Farm Renewables Llc Pv Ridge Farm, IL	Solar	—	Ridge Farm Renewables Llc Pv
30.6 mi	Crossroads Solar (In) Van Buren Township, IN	Solar	—	Crossroads Solar, Llc - (In)
31.8 mi	Fowler Ridge Iv Wind Farm Llc Fowler, IN	Wind	150 MW	Pattern Operators Lp
31.9 mi	Benton County Wind Farm Earl Park, IN	Wind	131 MW	Orion Energy Group Llc
32.0 mi	Fowler Ridge Wind Farm Llc Fowler, IN	Wind	588 MW	Ae Power Services Llc
32.3 mi	Gibson City Energy Center Llc Gibson City, IL	Natural Gas	270 MW	Gibson City Energy Center Llc
32.3 mi	Iroquois Solar 1b Llc Csg Watseka, IL	Solar	2 MW	Iroquois Solar 1b Llc
32.5 mi	Ford County Wind Farm Llc Ford County, IL	Wind	121 MW	Ford Ridge
32.8 mi	Gilman Solar Llc Gilman, IL	Solar	—	Gilman Solar Llc Pv
33.3 mi	Vermillion Energy Facility Cayuga, IN	Natural Gas	692 MW	Duke Energy Ohio Inc
33.6 mi	Impa Veedersburg Solar Park Veedersburg, IN	Solar	—	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
33.9 mi	Cayuga Cayuga, IN	Coal	1,185 MW	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc
35.5 mi	Harvest Ridge Wind Farm Newman, IL	Wind	202 MW	Harvest Ridge Wind Farm
38.3 mi	Templeton Wind Fowler, IN	Wind	—	Templeton Wind Energy Center, Llc
38.7 mi	Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center Chenoa, IL	Wind	250 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
39.0 mi	Vermillion Rise Solar Hillsdale, IN	Solar	—	Vermillion Rise Solar, Llc
40.1 mi	Sapphire Sky Wind Energy Llc Farmer City, IL	Wind	260 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
40.8 mi	Hoosier Wind Project Llc Goodland, IN	Wind	106 MW	Aes Indiana
41.3 mi	Prosperity Wind Deland, IL	Wind	—	Prosperity Wind, Llc
43.2 mi	Farmer City Farmer City, IL	Oil	11 MW	City Of Farmer City - (Il)
43.3 mi	Goose Creek Energy Center Monticello, IL	Natural Gas	684 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
45.2 mi	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Vi Llc Remington, IN	Wind	200 MW	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Vi Llc
46.8 mi	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Iii Llc Lafayette, IN	Wind	104 MW	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Iii Llc
46.9 mi	Evonik Industries Ag Lafayette, IN	Oil	1 MW	Evonik Degussa Corporation
47.1 mi	Tippecanoe Solar Power Plant West Lafayette, IN	Solar	2 MW	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc
47.2 mi	Carpenter Wind Farm Llc Remington, IN	Wind	—	Edp Renewables North America Llc
47.9 mi	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Ii Llc Lafayette, IN	Wind	102 MW	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Ii Llc
48.4 mi	Purdue Chp West Lafayette, IN	Natural Gas	13 MW	Duke Energy Indiana, Llc
48.5 mi	Purdue University West Lafayette, IN	Natural Gas	43 MW	Purdue University
48.7 mi	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Iv Lafayette, IN	Wind	106 MW	Meadow Lake Wind Farm Iv Llc
48.9 mi	Sae Paris Il S1 Paris, IL	Solar	—	Solamerica Energy, Llc
49.2 mi	Pilot Hill Wind Farm Herscher, IL	Wind	175 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
49.6 mi	Kelly Creek Wind Project Cabery, IL	Wind	184 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 56 power plants within 50 miles of Potomac, Illinois (ZIP 61865), with a combined 6,915 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 22 of the 56 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hoopeston Wind Llc at 6.4 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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