28th largest plant in Illinois · 635th nationally
Venice is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 586 MW. It generates roughly 13.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,308 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1278 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Venice |
|---|---|
| Operator | Union Electric Co - (Mo) |
| City | Venice |
| County | Madison County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 62090 |
| Coordinates | 38.66420, -90.17640 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 200 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 200 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 125 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 100 MW | Retired | 1950 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 98.0 MW | Retired | 1943 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 98.0 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 98.0 MW | Retired | 1950 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 61.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 40.0 MW | Retired | 1942 |
| ST1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 40.0 MW | Retired | 1942 |
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 37.5 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 8.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1278 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.