95th largest plant in Illinois · 2327th nationally
Shady Oaks Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 110 MW. It generates roughly 318.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 30,362 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 33% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Shady Oaks Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Algonquin Power Co |
| City | Compton |
| County | Lee County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61318 |
| Coordinates | 41.66694, -89.05972 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 110 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
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%.