Sullivan (Il)

🛢 OilElectric Utility25 MW capacity

137th largest plant in Illinois · 4358th nationally

Sullivan (Il) is a oil power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 25.4 MW. It generates roughly 235 MWh per year — enough to power about 22 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1592 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity25 MWnameplate
Annual Generation235 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂187metric tons

Location

Plant NameSullivan (Il)
OperatorCity Of Sullivan - (Il)
CitySullivan
CountyMoultrie County
StateIllinois
ZIP61951
Coordinates39.59667, -88.61194

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasCoalOilWindSolar

Generators (13)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil4.3 MWOperating1974
10Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.4 MWStandby1971
9Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.4 MWStandby1971
13Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.3 MWOperating2012
14Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.3 MWOperating2012
15Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.3 MWOperating2012
11Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWStandby1996
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWStandby1961
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.5 MWStandby1956
12Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.1 MWStandby1996
4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.1 MWRetired1951
5Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.1 MWStandby1948
6Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWRetired1946

Emissions (annual)

CO₂187 metric tons
NOₓ4 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1592 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,591 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionSERC
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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