131st largest plant in Illinois · 4081st nationally
Geneseo is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 33.6 MW. It generates roughly 7.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 702 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 40 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Geneseo |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Geneseo - (Il) |
| City | Geneseo |
| County | Henry County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61254 |
| Coordinates | 41.45149, -90.14855 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 5.6 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 4.8 MW | Operating | 1998 |
| 5A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| 6A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 1957 |
| 10 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 11 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 12 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.2 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| CO₂ | 146 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 40 lb/MWh |
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 | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.