List of power stations in Illinois

Illinois' electric power net generation by primary energy source, 2006.

  Coal 47.6%

  Nuclear 48.9%

  Natural gas 2.8%

  Hydroelectric 0.1%

  Other Renewable 0.4%

  Petroleum 0.1%

  Other 0.1%

This is a list of active electricity-generating power stations in Illinois.

Nuclear power stations

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Type	Owner	Links
Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station	Braidwood, Illinois, Will County, Illinois	41.244°N 88.229°W / 41.244; -88.229	2 units, 2,360 MW. Nuclear PWR	Exelon	[1]
Byron Nuclear Generating Station	Ogle County, Illinois	42.074°N 89.282°W / 42.074; -89.282	2 units, 2,353 MW. Nuclear PWR	Exelon	[2]
Clinton Nuclear Generating Station	Clinton, Illinois, De Witt County, Illinois	40.172°N 88.835°W / 40.172; -88.835	1 unit, 1,043 MW. Nuclear BWR	AmerGen (Exelon subsidiary)	[3]
Dresden Nuclear Power Plant	Morris, Illinois, Grundy County, Illinois	41.389°N 88.269°W / 41.389; -88.269	2 units, 1,824 MW. Nuclear BWR	Exelon	[4]
LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station	La Salle County, Illinois	41.245°N 88.669°W / 41.245; -88.669	2 units, 2,288 MW. Nuclear BWR	Exelon	[5]
Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station	Cordova, Illinois	41.726°N 90.310°W / 41.726; -90.310	2 units, 1,824 MW. Nuclear BWR	Exelon	[6]

Conventional

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Type	Owner	Links
Crawford Station	3501 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL 60623	41.828°N 87.723°W / 41.828; -87.723	two dual fuel, coal/gas-fired steam generators. 542 MW	Midwest Generation	[7]
Fisk Station	1111 W. Cermak Rd., Chicago, IL 60608	41.850°N 87.653°W / 41.850; -87.653	1 unit, 326 MW. Coal	Midwest Generation	[8]
Joliet Station	1800 Channahon Rd., Joliet, IL 60436	41.495°N 88.124°W / 41.495; -88.124	3 units, 1,358 MW. Coal + Natural gas	Midwest Generation	[9]
Powerton Station	13082 East Manito Rd., Pekin, IL 61554	40.541°N 89.680°W / 40.541; -89.680	2 units, 1,538 MW. Coal + Natural gas	Midwest Generation	[10]
Waukegan Station	401 E. Greenwood Ave., Waukegan, IL 60087	42.382°N 87.814°W / 42.382; -87.814	2 units, 689 MW. Coal + Natural gas + Diesel	Midwest Generation	[11]
Will County Station	529 E. 135TH St., Romeoville, IL 60446	41.633°N 88.062°W / 41.633; -88.062	4 units, 1,092 MW. Coal.	Midwest Generation	[12]
Coffeen Power Station	Montgomery County, Illinois	39.059°N 89.403°W / 39.059; -89.403	2 units, 900 MW. Coal	AmerenEnergy Generating Company	[13]
Hutsonville Power Station	Crawford County, Illinois	39.134°N 87.660°W / 39.134; -87.660	2 units, 156 MW. Coal	AmerenEnergy Generating Company	[14]
Meredosia Power Station	Morgan County, Illinois	39.823°N 90.567°W / 39.823; -90.567	4 units total, 513 MW. 3 Coal, 1 oil	AmerenEnergy Generating Company	[15]
Newton Power Plant	Jasper County, Illinois	39.937°N 88.276°W / 39.937; -88.276	2 units, 1,151 MW. coal	AmerenEnergy Generating Company	[16]
Grand Tower Power Station	Grand Tower, Illinois, Jackson County, Illinois	37.658°N 89.511°W / 37.658; -89.511	2 CTG units, 516 MW. Former coal now Natural gas.	AmerenEnergy Generating Company	[17]
Elgin Energy Center	Elgin, Illinois	42.000°N 88.244°W / 42.000; -88.244	452 MW. Natural gas	AmerenEnergy Generating Company	Links
Gibson City Power Plant	545 N. Jordan Dr. Gibson City, Illinois	40.470°N 88.398°W / 40.470; -88.398	232 MW. Natural gas	AmerenEnergy Generating Company	Links
Goose Creek Energy Center	Piatt County, Illinois	40.106°N 88.599°W / 40.106; -88.599	Combustion Turbines (CTG) Natural Gas	AmerenUE	Links
Electric Energy Inc. - Joppa Generating Station	2100 Portland Road Joppa, Illinois	37.209°N 88.858°W / 37.209; -88.858	1014 MW. Coal(6 units) 91.8 MW (CTG) Natural Gas (2 units)	Electric Energy, Inc	Links
Midwest Electric – Joppa	2200 Portland Road Joppa, Illinois		164 MW. Combustion Turbines (CTG) Natural Gas (3 units)	Electric Energy, Inc / AmerenEnergy Generating Company	[18]
E.D. Edwards Plant	Bartonville, Illinois	40.5957°N 89.6628°W / 40.5957; -89.6628	749 MW. Coal	AmerenEnergy Resources	Links
Rocky Road	East Dundee, Illinois		364 MW. Gas Peaking	Dynegy	Links
Baldwin Generating Center	Baldwin, Illinois	38.204°N 89.855°W / 38.204; -89.855	1,806 MW. Coal Baseload	Dynegy	Links
Havana	Havana, Illinois	40.281°N 90.078°W / 40.281; -90.078	690 MW. Oil/Coal	Dynegy	Links
Hennepin	Hennepin, Illinois	41.303°N 89.315°W / 41.303; -89.315	301 MW. Coal	Dynegy	Links
Tilton	Tilton, Illinois	40.106°N 87.654°W / 40.106; -87.654	188 MW. Gas Peaking	Dynegy	Links
Vermilion	Oakwood, Illinois	40.178°N 87.748°W / 40.178; -87.748	194 MW. Coal/Gas/Oil	Dynegy	Links
Wood River	Alton, Illinois	38.864°N 90.134°W / 38.864; -90.134	594 MW. Gas/Coal	Dynegy
Springfield	Springfield, Illinois		Coal	City Water, Light & Power	Links
Kendall County Generation Facility	Minooka, Illinois	41.480°N 88.256°W / 41.480; -88.256	1256 MW Natural Gas	Dynegy	Links

References

• Midwest Generation
• AmerenEnergy Generating Power Plants
• AU Fact sheet
• DOE EIA Inventory of Electric Utility Power Plants in the United States 2000
• Dynegy Power Generation Facility
• Dominion Energy
• Annual Report