Power Plants Near 62950 — Jacob, IL

34 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 62950 (Jacob, Illinois). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.7437, -89.5444 · County: Jackson

Coal 77%Natural Gas 18%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.2 mi	Grand Tower Energy Center Llc Grand Tower, IL	Natural Gas	641 MW	Mainline Generation Llc
18.1 mi	Siuc Carbondale, IL	Coal	5 MW	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
25.1 mi	John A Logan College Solar Carterville, IL	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
25.6 mi	Jackson (Mo) Jackson, MO	Oil	26 MW	City Of Jackson - (Mo)
26.6 mi	Sv Csg Corbell Carteville, IL	Solar	—	Sv Csg Corbell, Llc
26.7 mi	Hurricane Creek Csg Carterville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Spg Il Hurricane Creek Solar Llc
27.3 mi	Sv Csg Bishop 1 Llc Herrin, IL	Solar	—	Sunvest Solar Llc
27.6 mi	Pinckneyville Pinckneyville, IL	Natural Gas	380 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
27.8 mi	Kimmel Road Solar, Llc Du Quoin, IL	Solar	50 MW	Birch Creek Power, Llc
28.1 mi	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc
29.3 mi	Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center Cape Girardeau, MO	Solar	1 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
29.7 mi	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc
30.1 mi	Sv Csg Wagner A Llc Sparta, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sunvest Solar Llc
31.1 mi	Scopus Solar Scopus, MO	Battery Storage	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
32.2 mi	Prairie State Solar Project Swanwick Township, IL	Solar	99 MW	Prairie State Solar, Llc
33.4 mi	Marion Marion, IL	Coal	249 MW	Southern Illinois Power Coop
33.6 mi	Viaduct Cape Girardeau, MO	Natural Gas	—	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
34.0 mi	Kern A Community Solar, Llc Csg West Frankfort, IL	Solar	2 MW	Kern A Community Solar, Llc
34.4 mi	Sv Csg Wagner B Llc Baldwin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sunvest Solar Llc
36.0 mi	Baldwin Solar Bess Baldwin, IL	Solar	70 MW	Vistra Corp
36.1 mi	Baldwin Energy Complex Baldwin, IL	Coal	1,260 MW	Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc
37.6 mi	Prairie State Generating Station Marissa, IL	Coal	1,766 MW	Prairie State Generating Co Llc
38.0 mi	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Ll Marion, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Llc
41.0 mi	Red Bud Red Bud, IL	Oil	15 MW	City Of Red Bud - (Il)
43.9 mi	Fredericktown Energy Center Fredericktown, MO	Natural Gas	28 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
44.4 mi	Ashley Solar Llc Pv Ashley, IL	Solar	—	Ashley Solar Llc Pv
46.3 mi	Pulaski Solar Grand Chain, IL	Solar	—	Joppa Bess Llc
47.4 mi	Rush Island Festus, MO	Coal	1,242 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
47.7 mi	Elm Street Substation Generators Farmington, MO	Oil	6 MW	City Of Farmington - (Mo)
48.2 mi	Jefferson Street Substation Farmington, MO	Oil	—	City Of Farmington - (Mo)
48.3 mi	Farmington Solar Farm Farmington, MO	Solar	3 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
48.3 mi	Morley Solar Morley, MO	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
48.7 mi	Walton Street Substation Farmington, MO	Oil	2 MW	City Of Farmington - (Mo)
49.6 mi	Overall Road Station Farmington, MO	Oil	8 MW	City Of Farmington - (Mo)

Power generation near this area

There are 34 power plants within 50 miles of Jacob, Illinois (ZIP 62950), with a combined 5,866 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 18 of the 34 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grand Tower Energy Center Llc at 6.2 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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