Power Plants Near 62961 — Millcreek, IL

26 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 62961 (Millcreek, Illinois). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3409, -89.2542 · County: Union

Coal 67%Natural Gas 28%Hydroelectric 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.0 mi	Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center Cape Girardeau, MO	Solar	1 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
17.4 mi	Pulaski Solar Grand Chain, IL	Solar	—	Joppa Bess Llc
18.0 mi	Viaduct Cape Girardeau, MO	Natural Gas	—	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
22.5 mi	Jackson (Mo) Jackson, MO	Oil	26 MW	City Of Jackson - (Mo)
25.4 mi	Marion Marion, IL	Coal	249 MW	Southern Illinois Power Coop
25.7 mi	Siuc Carbondale, IL	Coal	5 MW	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
26.0 mi	Grand Tower Energy Center Llc Grand Tower, IL	Natural Gas	641 MW	Mainline Generation Llc
29.4 mi	Shawnee West Paducah, KY	Coal	1,575 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
29.8 mi	John A Logan College Solar Carterville, IL	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
30.1 mi	Morley Solar Morley, MO	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
30.8 mi	Sv Csg Corbell Carteville, IL	Solar	—	Sv Csg Corbell, Llc
31.1 mi	Gage Solar Paducah, KY	Solar	—	Ggso, Llc
32.8 mi	Hurricane Creek Csg Carterville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Spg Il Hurricane Creek Solar Llc
33.3 mi	Sv Csg Bishop 1 Llc Herrin, IL	Solar	—	Sunvest Solar Llc
34.7 mi	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Ll Marion, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Llc
35.6 mi	Scopus Solar Scopus, MO	Battery Storage	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
36.1 mi	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc
36.3 mi	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc
37.8 mi	Sikeston Power Station Sikeston, MO	Coal	261 MW	City Of Sikeston - (Mo)
37.8 mi	Coleman Sikeston, MO	Oil	—	City Of Sikeston - (Mo)
41.0 mi	Pps Power Plant No 1 Paducah, KY	Natural Gas	120 MW	Paducah Power System
41.9 mi	Kern A Community Solar, Llc Csg West Frankfort, IL	Solar	2 MW	Kern A Community Solar, Llc
45.4 mi	Mayfield Solar And Storage Mayfield, KY	Solar	—	Brightnight Power
45.9 mi	Essex Essex, MO	Natural Gas	121 MW	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
47.4 mi	Smithland Hydroelectric Plant Smithland, KY	Hydroelectric	76 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
49.1 mi	Kimmel Road Solar, Llc Du Quoin, IL	Solar	50 MW	Birch Creek Power, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 26 power plants within 50 miles of Millcreek, Illinois (ZIP 62961), with a combined 3,137 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 26 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center at 15.0 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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