35th largest plant in Illinois · 874th nationally
Pinckneyville is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 380 MW. It generates roughly 42.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,038 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1249 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Pinckneyville |
|---|---|
| Operator | Union Electric Co - (Mo) |
| City | Pinckneyville |
| County | Perry County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 62274 |
| Coordinates | 38.11140, -89.34670 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 45.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 45.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 45.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 45.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 26.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 21 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1249 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 | 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.