128th largest plant in Illinois · 4020th nationally
Archer Daniels Midland Peoria is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 36.0 MW. It generates roughly 23.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,224 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 7% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Archer Daniels Midland Peoria |
|---|---|
| Operator | Biourja Renewables Llc |
| City | Peoria |
| County | Peoria County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61602 |
| Coordinates | 40.67719, -89.60491 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.0 MW | Retired | 1988 |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.0 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 13.0 MW | Retired | 1996 |
| GEN3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 4.0 MW | Retired | 1954 |
| GEN4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 4.0 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| GEN5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 4.0 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1934 |
| GEN2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1934 |
| NOₓ | 7 metric tons |
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Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.