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Sources of Illinois utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023[1]

  Nuclear (54.9%)
  Natural Gas (15.9%)
  Coal (15.3%)
  Wind (12.4%)
  Solar (1.1%)
  Biomass (0.2%)
  Petroleum & Other Gases (0.2%)
  Hydroelectric (0.1%)
  Other (0.1%)
Illinois electricity production by type

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Illinois, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Illinois had a total summer capacity of 44,163 MW and a net generation of 185,223 GWh through all of its power plants.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was approximately 54.9% nuclear, 15.9% natural gas, 15.3% coal, 12.4% wind, 1.1% solar, 0.2% biomass, 0.2% petroleum & other gases, 0.1% hydroelectric, and 0.1% other. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 1,536 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid in 2023.[1]

Illinois generated more energy from its six nuclear power stations than any other U.S. state in 2019.[3] Legislation in 2016 and 2021 provided state financial incentives which delayed the closure of several plants.[4][5]

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Power generating stations in Illinois by type as of 2014.

Nuclear plants

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Name Location Coordinates Nameplate
capacity (MW) 		Generating
units 		2016 net generation
(MWh) 		Reactor type Owner License
Start[6] 		License
Expiration[6]
Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station[7] Braidwood, Will County 41°14′38″N 88°13′44″W / 41.244°N 88.229°W / 41.244; -88.229 2,389 2 19,849,269[8] Pressurized water Constellation Energy 1987
1988 		2046 (Unit 1)
2047 (Unit 2)
Byron Nuclear Generating Station[9] Ogle County 42°04′26″N 89°16′55″W / 42.074°N 89.282°W / 42.074; -89.282 2,347 2 19,600,248[8] Pressurized water Constellation Energy 1985
1987 		2044 (Unit 1)
2046 (Unit 2)
Clinton Nuclear Generating Station[10] Clinton, De Witt County 40°10′19″N 88°50′06″W / 40.172°N 88.835°W / 40.172; -88.835 1,069 1 8,914,453[8] Boiling water Constellation Energy 1987 2026 (Unit 1)
Dresden Generating Station[11][12] Morris, Grundy County 41°23′20″N 88°16′08″W / 41.389°N 88.269°W / 41.389; -88.269 1,845 2 15,443,893[8] Boiling water Constellation Energy 1969
1971 		2029 (Unit 2)
2031 (Unit 3)
LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station[13] LaSalle County 41°14′42″N 88°40′08″W / 41.245°N 88.669°W / 41.245; -88.669 2,320 2 19,144,080[8] Boiling water Constellation Energy 1982
1983 		2042 (Unit 1)
2043 (Unit 2)
Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station[14] Cordova 41°43′34″N 90°18′36″W / 41.726°N 90.310°W / 41.726; -90.310 1,871 2 15,655,095[8] Boiling water Constellation Energy 1972
1972 		2032 (Unit 1)
2032 (Unit 2)

Fossil-fuel plants

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Coal

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Name Location Coordinates Nameplate
capacity (MW) 		Generating
units 		2016 net generation
(MWh) 		2016 GHG emissions
(metric tons) 		Owner Opened Status
Baldwin Generating Center Baldwin 38°12′14″N 89°51′18″W / 38.204°N 89.855°W / 38.204; -89.855 1,806 1[A] 9,779,274[8] 9,784,003[15] Vistra Retiring by end of 2025[16]
Kincaid Generating Station Christian County 39°35.44′N 89°29.78′W / 39.59067°N 89.49633°W / 39.59067; -89.49633 1,108 2 4,280,475[8] 4,583,762[17] Vistra 1996 Retiring by end of 2027[16]
Dallman Power Plant Springfield 39°45′18″N 89°36′07″W / 39.7551239°N 89.6019277°W / 39.7551239; -89.6019277 724 4 City Water, Light & Power 1968, 1972, 1978, 2009[18] Three oldest units are retired[19]
Newton Power Plant Jasper County 38°56′13″N 88°16′34″W / 38.937°N 88.276°W / 38.937; -88.276 1,151 1[B] 3,320,361[8] 3,446,397[20] Vistra Retiring by end of 2027[16]
Powerton Station Pekin 40°32′28″N 89°40′48″W / 40.541°N 89.680°W / 40.541; -89.680 1,538 1 4,541,832[8] 5,289,941[21] NRG Energy 1972, 1975[22] Retiring by end of 2028[23]
Prairie State Energy Campus Marissa 38°16′40″N 89°40′4″W / 38.27778°N 89.66778°W / 38.27778; -89.66778 1,600 2 10,587,579[8] 10,488,120[24] Prairie State Energy Campus 2012[25]
SIPC – Lake of Egypt Marion 37°37′30″N 88°56′13″W / 37.625°N 88.937°W / 37.625; -88.937 272[26] 2 Southern Illinois Power Cooperative 1963, 1978 Larger of 2 units closing fall of 2020 [27]

A Only one of three original units remains in operation as of 2017.[28]
B Unit 1 remains operational, as Unit 2 has been shuttered since 2016.

Natural gas

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Plant Location Coordinates Nameplate
capacity (MW) 		Generating
units
(type) 		2016 net generation
(MWh) 		2016 GHG emissions
(metric tons) 		Operator Opened
Cordova Energy Gas Plant Cordova 41°42′47″N 90°16′48″W / 41.713°N 90.280°W / 41.713; -90.280 690 1
(2x1 Combined Cycle) 		45,910[8] Cordova Energy Co LLC 2001
Elgin Energy Center Elgin 42°00′00″N 88°14′38″W / 42.000°N 88.244°W / 42.000; -88.244 540 4
(Simple Cycle) 		231,282[8] Rockland Capital[29] 2002
Elwood Energy Center Elwood 41°26′20″N 88°07′25″W / 41.4388°N 88.1236°W / 41.4388; -88.1236 1,350 9
(Simple Cycle) 		J-Power (EPDC) 1999
2001
Gibson City Power Plant Gibson City 40°28′12″N 88°23′53″W / 40.470°N 88.398°W / 40.470; -88.398 228 2
(Simple Cycle) 		113,401[8] 75,005[30] Rockland Capital[31] 2000
Grand Tower Power Station Grand Tower, Jackson County 37°39′29″N 89°30′40″W / 37.658°N 89.511°W / 37.658; -89.511 523 2
(1x1 Combined Cycle) 		413,769[8] 195,267[32] Rockland Capital[33] 1950's
2001
Caterpillar Cogen Mossville, Peoria County, Illinois 40°50′35″N 89°33′51″W / 40.8430°N 89.5641°W / 40.8430; -89.5641 45[citation needed] 3
12.2MW Titan 130 combustion engines and 2 8.8MW Steam turbines 		Caterpillar and Ameren 2000
present
Goose Creek Energy Center Piatt County 40°06′22″N 88°35′56″W / 40.106°N 88.599°W / 40.106; -88.599 432 6
(Simple Cycle) 		27,657[8] 19,977[34] Ameren Illinois[35] 2003
Holland Energy Beecher City 39°13′26″N 88°45′36″W / 39.224°N 88.760°W / 39.224; -88.760 630 1
(2x1 Combined Cycle) 		567,913 Hoosier Energy and Wabash Valley 2002[36]
Kendall County Generation Facility Minooka 41°28′48″N 88°15′22″W / 41.480°N 88.256°W / 41.480; -88.256 1,256 4
(1x1 Combined Cycle) 		6,605,374
(2019 data)[8] 		2,938,985[37] Dynegy 2002
Lee Energy Facility Dixon 41°49′43″N 89°24′19″W / 41.8287°N 89.4054°W / 41.8287; -89.4054 667 8
(Simple Cycle) 		Duke Energy 2001
Lincoln Generating Facility Manhattan 41°23′36″N 87°56′37″W / 41.3933°N 87.9436°W / 41.3933; -87.9436 624 8
(Simple Cycle) 		Tenaska 2000
Morris Cogeneration Grundy County 41°24′43″N 88°19′58″W / 41.4119°N 88.3328°W / 41.4119; -88.3328 212 1
(3x1 Combined Cycle) 		Morris Cogen LLC 2000
NRG Rockford Energy Center Rockford 42°14′18″N 89°06′04″W / 42.2384°N 89.1011°W / 42.2384; -89.1011 466 3
(Simple Cycle) 		NRG Energy 2000
2002
Nelson Energy Center Nelson 41°46′28″N 89°36′26″W / 41.7744°N 89.6072°W / 41.7744; -89.6072 627 2
(1x1 Combined Cycle) 		Invenergy 2015
Rocky Road East Dundee 42°05′35″N 88°14′20″W / 42.093°N 88.239°W / 42.093; -88.239 364 4
(Simple Cycle) 		75,128[8] Dynegy 1999
Three Rivers Energy Center Goose Lake Township Competitive Power Ventures 2023[38]
University Park North University Park 41°26′33″N 87°45′05″W / 41.4425°N 87.7514°W / 41.4425; -87.7514 540 12
(Simple Cycle) 		LS Power 2002
University Park South University Park 41°26′27″N 87°45′12″W / 41.4409°N 87.7532°W / 41.4409; -87.7532 250 5
(Simple Cycle) 		University Park Energy LLC 2001
Venice Venice 38°39′51″N 90°10′35″W / 38.6642°N 90.1764°W / 38.6642; -90.1764 487 4
(Simple Cycle) 		Union Electric Company 2002/
2005
Zion Energy Center Zion 42°28′39″N 87°53′42″W / 42.4776°N 87.8950°W / 42.4776; -87.8950 456 3
(Simple Cycle) 		Calpine 2002

Renewable plants

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[39]

Wind

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See also: Wind power in Illinois
Name Location Nameplate
capacity (MW) 		Turbines 2016 net generation
(MWh) 		Operator Opened
AgriWind Project Tiskilwa 8.4 4 5,891[8] Agriwind Holdings, LLC 2008
Mendota Hills Wind Farm Paw Paw 29 76 82,357[8] Leeward Renewable Energy 2003,
repowered 2019[40]
Shady Oaks Compton 110 71 323,948[8] Liberty Power 2012[41]
Bishop Hill I Henry County 211 98 601,090[8] Invenergy 2012[42]
Bishop Hill II Henry County 81 50 282,278[8] Invenergy 2012[42]
Bishop Hill III Henry County 132 53 Invenergy 2018[43]
Brown County Wind Turbine Brown County 1.5 1 2,983[8] Adams Electric Cooperative 2014[44]
Minonk Wind Farm Minonk 200 100 636,089[8] Liberty Power 2012[45]
Crescent Ridge Wind Farm Bureau County 54 33 146,775[8] Leeward Renewable Energy 2005[46]
GSG Wind Farm Compton 80 40 198,797[8] Infigen Energy 2007
Camp Grove Wind Farm Camp Grove 150 100 405,676[8] Orion Renewables 2007[47]
California Ridge Champaign County, Vermilion County 217 134 732,885[8] Invenergy 2012[42]
Twin Groves Wind Farm McLean County 198 120 EDP Renewables North America 2007[48]
Twin Groves Wind Farm II McLean County 198 120 EDP Renewables North America 2007[48]
Geneseo Geneseo 3 2 6,574[8] City of Geneseo 2009[49]
Grand Ridge Wind Farm I-IV Marseilles 210 140 732,885[8] Invenergy 2009
Pilot Hill Kankakee County, Iroquois County 175 101 573,434[8] EDF Energy 2015[50]
Kelly Creek Kankakee County, Ford County 184 92 82,646[8] EDF Energy 2016[51]
Providence Heights Wind Farm Bureau County 72 36 169,679[8] Iberdrola Renewables 2008[52]
EcoGrove Wind Farm Stephenson County 100 67 250,936[8] Acciona 2009[53]
Heartland Community College Normal 1.65 1 4,741[8] Heartland Community College 2012[54]
Pike County Wind Power Pike County 1.65 1 3,216[8] Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative 2005[55]
Rail Splitter Wind Farm Logan County, Tazewell County 100 67 280,646[8] EDP Renewables North America 2009[56]
Lee-Dekalb Wind Energy Center Lee County, DeKalb County 217 145 NextEra Energy Resources 2009
Radford's Run Wind Farm Macon County 306 139 E.ON 2018[57]
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm Livingston County 300 150 752,101[8] Iberdrola Renewables 2010[58]
Top Crop I Grundy County, LaSalle County 102 68 263,021[8] EDP Renewables North America 2009[59]
Top Crop II Grundy County, LaSalle County 198 132 489,941[8] EDP Renewables North America 2009[59]
White Oak Wind Farm McLean County 150 100 423,580[8] NextEra Energy Resources 2011[42]
Big Sky Wind Farm Bureau County, Lee County 240 114 522,333[8] EverPower 2011[60]
Green River Whiteside County, Lee County 194 74 Geronimo Energy 2019[61]
Pioneer Trail Wind Farm Ford County, Iroquois County 150 94 429,410[8] E.ON 2011[62]
Settlers Trail Wind Farm Iroquois County 150 94 380,904[8] E.ON 2013[63]
Walnut Ridge Bureau County 212 106 Berkshire Hathaway Energy 2018[64][65]
HillTopper Wind Farm Logan County 185 74 Enel 2018[66]
Bright Stalk Wind Farm McLean County 205 57 EDP Renewables North America 2019[67]
Harvest Ridge Wind Farm Douglas County 200 48 EDP Renewables North America 2020[68]
Cardinal Point Wind McDonough County, Warren County 150 60 Capital Power Corporation 2020[69]
Otter Creek Lasalle 158.2 4 AVANGRID 2020[70]
Lone Tree Bureau 88.1 29 Leeward Renewable Energy 2020[70]
Blooming Grove McLean 260.92 8 WEC Energy Group, Invenergy 2020[70]
Lincoln Land Morgan 301.74 107 Orsted Wind Power North America LLC 2021[70]
Glacier Sands Mason 184.9 43 Cordelio Power 2021[70]
Bennington Marshall 93.06 33 Stewardship Energy, Akuo Energy USA Inc. 2021[70]
Ford Ridge Ford 120.4 43 Orsted A/ S 2022[70]
Sapphire Sky McLean 253.8 64 Invenergy 2023[70]

Solar photovoltaic

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See also: Solar power in Illinois

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Name Location Type Nameplate
capacity (MW) 		2016 net generation
(MWh) 		Acreage Operator Opened
Exelon City Solar Pullman, Chicago Crystalline silicon[72] 9.0 14,102[8] 41 Brookfield Renewable Partners 2010[73]
Geneseo Geneseo Crystalline silicon[72] 1.2 1,663[8] 5 City of Geneseo 2015[74]
Grand Ridge Solar Farm LaSalle County CIGS[72] 20.0 29,350[8] Invenergy 2012[42]
North Ninth Street Rochelle Crystalline silicon[72] 0.312 396[8] Rochelle Municipal Utilities 2014[75]
Rockford Solar Farm Rockford Crystalline silicon[72] 2.6 3,299[8] Rockford Solar Partners 2012[76]
2662 Freeport Solar 1 Stephenson County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
42nd Road Solar Project Lasalle County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2022
Albertsons at Melrose Park Cook County 1.9 Brookfield 2021
Amazon MDW6 Solar Project Will County 1.9 2020
Amazon Solar Farm Illinois - Junction Lee County 100 Amazon 2022
Ameresco Danville Solar Project Vermilion County 2 Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company 2021
Apple Canyon Lake Solar Jo Daviess County 1.2 Bluestem Energy Solutions 2020
Belleville Solar St. Clair County 9.9 Republic Services, Inc., AES Clean Energy 2021
Big River White County 149 Unknown 2022
Blue Goose Solar Whiteside County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
Brownfield Solar Farm (DePue) DePue, Putnam 20 AMERESCO 2023
Brush Creek I Solar Stephenson County 2 TotalEnergies, Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC 2022
Cattail CSG Whiteside County 2 Cypress Creek Renewables 2022
CED Champaign Solar LLC Champaign County 1.6 Consolidated Edison Development Inc. 2020
CED Hilltop Solar Winnebago County 2 Consolidated Edison Development Inc. 2021
Charter Durabar Solar McHenry County 2 Constellation 2021
Clendenin A Community Solar Project Williamson County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2021
Clinton Solar 4 LLC CSG Clinton County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
Conagra Foods at St. Elmo Fayette County 1.8 2021
Cortland Dekalb County 2 Tenaska, Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP, U.S. Bancorp 2021
Dodds Solar Stephenson County 2 TotalEnergies, Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC 2021
Dressor Plains Fayette County 99 Unknown, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) 2021
Edwardsville Solar II Madison County 2 Nexamp, Inc. 2021
Elba Solar Project Williamson County 2 Sunvest Solar 2023
ESIL-PFCHICAGO 2 Cook County 1 Madison Energy Investments LLC 2020
ESIL-PFCHICAGO 3, LLC Cook County 1.4 Lineage Logistics, LLC 2020
Fox Metro Solar Farm Kendall County 2.6 2021
French Road CSG Kane County 2 Nexamp, Inc. 2022
Gala Community Solar Stephenson County 2 Clearway Renew LLC 2021
Galesburg Solar Array Henderson County 1.4 AEP Energy 2020
Gar Creek CSG Kankakee County 3.5 Babcock & Wilcox 2022
Griggs Solar Kankakee County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
Harmony Road Solar McHenry County 1.9 Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc. 2020
Hurricane Creek Solar Project Williamson County 2 Clearway Renew LLC 2021
IGS East Central Solar Will County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
IGS Frankfort 2 Solar Cook County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2021
IGS Stockton DG Solar Jo Daviess County 3.7 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
IKEA Joliet Rooftop PV System Will County 2 IKEA 2017
Illinois PV Fulton 1 CSG Peoria County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
IMEA - Rock Falls Solar Whiteside County 1 Capital Dynamics 2020
JM Huber at Quincy Solar Adams County 1.5 Brookfield Renewable Partners 2021
John A Logan College Solar Williamson County 1.9 StraightUp Solar 2019
Kankakee Solar 4 Kankakee County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
Keeversville Solar CSG Will County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2021
Kent School Road Solar 1 Stephenson County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
Kern A Community Solar Franklin County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2021
Kish Solar Boone County 2 Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC 2021
Lafayette 2 Kankakee Solar Project Kankakee County 2 Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC 2020
Lena Stephenson County 2 Tenaska, Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP, U.S. Bancorp 2021
Lena Solar Stephenson County 2 2020
Lineage Logistics Solar Will County 1.6 NextEra Energy Resources 2019
Long John CSG Dekalb County 2 Unknown 2021
Lukuc B Community Solar Williamson County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2021
Marlow Solar Jefferson County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
McDonough Solar 1 McDonough County 4 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
McHenry Franks 1 Solar McHenry County 2 Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC 2020
McHenry Franks 2 Solar McHenry County 2 Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC 2020
Mendota US Solar 1 Lasalle County 2 U.S. Bancorp 2020
Mooseheart School Solar Kane County 2 Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc. 2020
Moraine Solar IL McLean County 2 Clearway Renew LLC 2021
Morgan 1 Solar Morgan County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2021
Morgan Solar 1b Morgan County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2021
Morgan Solar 2 Morgan County 1.8 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
Morgan Solar 4 Morgan County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
Mulligan Logan County 70 Apex Clean Energy Inc. 2022
Northrop Grumman Solar Rolling Meadows 1.1 NextEra Energy Resources 2020
Nostrand Solar Kankakee County 2 Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC 2021
Olmstead II Stephenson County 2 Cypress Creek Renewables 2021
Olney Solar II Richland County 2 Nexamp, Inc. 2021
Peterman II Solar Kankakee County 2 Cypress Creek Renewables 2021
Phoenix Solar South Farms LLC Champaign County 4.7 RC Energy Group 2015
Pine Road Solar Dekalb County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2021
Pontiac 1B Solar Livingston County 2 2021
Pontiac CSG Livingston County 2.7 Soltage, LLC 2022
Prairie State Solar Project Perry County 99 Ranger Power, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) 2021
Prairie Wolf Coles County 200 National Grid 2021
Pretzel Solar Project Stephenson County 2 Trajectory Energy Partners, LLC 2022
Prophet Solar Farm Whiteside County 2 Cypress Creek Renewables 2021
Rantoul Solar Champaign County 1 Altorfer Inc. 2016
Reed Road Solar Kane County 1.3 Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc. 2020
Ridge Farm Solar 1 Vermilion County 2 Tenaska 2020
Rockford Baxter Road Holdco Solar Project Winnebago County 2 2021
Rockford Community Solar Winnebago County 2.55 Nexamp, Inc. 2021
Rockford Community Solar Winnebago County 2.6 Nexamp, Inc. 2021
Rockford CSG Winnebago County 3 Unknown 2021
Route 76 Boone Solar 1 Boone County 2 Mitsubishi Corporation, Nexamp, Inc. 2020
Sandoval Holdco Solar Clinton County 2 Tenaska 2020
Sauger 2 Solar (OE IL Solar 3) Ogle County 2 Nexamp, Inc. 2022
Schulte Solar Marshall County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
SCS American Bottoms 009885 Sauget Solar St. Clair County 1.8 Capital Dynamics 2020
Segunda II Solar Facility Lasalle County 2 Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC 2021
Slidematic at Rockford Winnebago County 1.8 Brookfield 2022
Solar Farm 2.0 Urbana-Champaign 10 54[77] Sol Systems LLC, Capital Dynamics 2021
Somonauk Road Solar 1 Dekalb County 2 Mitsubishi Corporation, Nexamp, Inc. 2021
Square Barn Solar McHenry County 1.5 Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc. 2020
Sullivan B Community Solar Project McDonough County 2 New Equity Energy[78] 2020
SV CSG Gardner 1 Grundy County 2 2021
SV CSG Lily Lake 2 Kane County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
SV CSG Mt Morris 2 Ogle County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2021
The GSI at Assumption Solar Project Christian County 1.5 Constellation 2021
Tower Road Solar Dekalb County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2021
USS Goodrich Solar Kankakee County 2 United States Solar Corporation 2022
USS Solar Brick Project Macoupin County 2 United States Solar Corporation 2021
USS Sycamore Solar Dekalb County 2.7 United States Solar Corporation 2022
Vermilion Solar 1 Vermilion County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
Viking Solar Project Macoupin County 2 Clearway Renew LLC 2021
Vulcan Solar Kankakee County 2 Global Infrastructure Management Participation, LLC 2021
Whiteside Solar 1 Whiteside County 2 Summit Ridge Energy LLC 2020
Wolfcastle Dekalb County 2 Cypress Creek Renewables 2021
Woodlawn Solar Project Will County 2 Clearway Renew LLC 2021

Hydroelectric

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See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Illinois
Plant Location Coordinates Nameplate
capacity (MW) 		Generating
units 		2016 net generation
(MWh) 		Operator Opened
Dayton Hydro Dayton 41°23′16″N 88°47′23″W / 41.3878°N 88.7897°W / 41.3878; -88.7897 (Dayton) 3.6 3 Midwest Hydro 1925
Dixon Hydroelectric Dixon 41°50′43″N 89°28′53″W / 41.8453°N 89.4813°W / 41.8453; -89.4813 (Dixon) 3.0 5 STS Hydropower 1925
Kankakee Hydro Kankakee 41°06′46″N 87°52′05″W / 41.1128°N 87.8681°W / 41.1128; -87.8681 (Kankakee) 1.2 3 City of Kankakee 1991
Lockport Powerhouse Lockport 41°34′11″N 88°04′44″W / 41.5697°N 88.0789°W / 41.5697; -88.0789 (Lockport) 16.0 2 Chicago Metro Water Reclamation District 1999/2001
Moline Moline 41°30′36″N 90°32′02″W / 41.5100°N 90.5340°W / 41.5100; -90.5340 (Moline) 3.2 4 MidAmerican Energy 1942
Peru Peru 41°19′25″N 89°06′44″W / 41.3237°N 89.1123°W / 41.3237; -89.1123 (Peru) 6.8 4 City of Peru 1996
Rockton Rockton 42°27′04″N 89°04′32″W / 42.4511°N 89.0756°W / 42.4511; -89.0756 (Rockton) 1.2 2 Midwest Hydro 1929
Sears Hydro Rock Island 41°27′41″N 90°34′49″W / 41.4614°N 90.5803°W / 41.4614; -90.5803 (Sears) 1.4 4 City of Rock Island 1985/2010
Upper Sterling Rock Falls 41°47′14″N 89°40′39″W / 41.7871°N 89.6775°W / 41.7871; -89.6775 (Rock Falls) 2.0 2 City of Rock Falls 1988

Biomass

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Plant Location Coordinates Nameplate
capacity (MW) 		Generating
units 		2016 net generation
(MWh) 		Fuel
type 		Operator Opened
Countryside Genco Grayslake 42°19′16″N 88°01′55″W / 42.3211°N 88.0319°W / 42.3211; -88.0319 (Countryside Genco) 12.8 4 landfill gas 2012
Greene Valley Gas Recovery Bolingbrook 41°44′02″N 88°05′06″W / 41.7338°N 88.0849°W / 41.7338; -88.0849 (Greene Valley) 6.0 2 landfill gas Waste Management RE 1996
Lake Gas Recovery Northbrook 42°06′22″N 87°48′49″W / 42.1062°N 87.8137°W / 42.1062; -87.8137 (Lake) 6.0 2 landfill gas Waste Management RE 1993
Livingston Pontiac 40°55′53″N 88°39′17″W / 40.9314°N 88.6548°W / 40.9314; -88.6548 (Livingston) 15.0 3 landfill gas Hoosier Energy REC 1993
Orchard Hills Rockford 42°19′16″N 88°01′55″W / 42.3211°N 88.0319°W / 42.3211; -88.0319 (Orchard Hills) 16.2 6 landfill gas Hoosier Energy REC 2016
Settlers Hill Gas Recovery Batavia 41°52′19″N 88°17′16″W / 41.8719°N 88.2877°W / 41.8719; -88.2877 (Greene Valley) 6.0 2 landfill gas Waste Management RE 1988

Energy storage

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Name Location Type Nameplate
capacity (MW) 		2016 net generation
(MWh) 		Operator Opened
Grand Ridge Energy Storage Marseilles Lithium iron phosphate battery[79] 31.5 -5,076[8] Invenergy 2015[42]
McHenry Storage Project McHenry County Lithium-ion battery[80] 40 149,060[8] EDF Energy 2015[81]
Elwood Energy Storage Center West Chicago Lithium iron phosphate battery[82] 19.8 -3,964[8] Renewable Energy Systems 2015[82]
Jake Energy Storage Center Joliet Lithium iron phosphate battery[82] 19.8 -3,410[8] Renewable Energy Systems 2015[82]

Proposed power stations

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Name Location Type Nameplate
capacity (MW) 		Generating
units 		Operator Status
McLean County Solar PV 6 Cypress Creek Renewables Application submitted[83]
Marshall County Solar PV 4 Trajectory Energy Partners Application submitted[84]
Macomb Solar PV 2 Sunrise Energy Ventures Construction expected to begin within 18 months[85]
Yorkville Solar PV 2 Turning Point Energy Expected operable 2018 or 2019;[86] stalled in 2023[87]
Double Black Diamond Solar Farm[88] Sangamon, Morgan Solar 800[89] Swift Current Energy Under construction; expected operable in 2024[90]
Osagrove Flats La Salle County Wind 153 34 Avangrid Construction started 2024[91]

Closed/Cancelled stations

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Name Location Coordinates Type Nameplate
capacity (MW) 		Generating
units 		Owner Links Status
Collins Generating Station Grundy County 41°21′05″N 88°21′16″W / 41.35139°N 88.35444°W / 41.35139; -88.35444 Natural Gas, Bunker Oil 2500 5 Midwest Generation Closed 2004[92]
Coffeen Power Station Montgomery County 39°03′33″N 89°24′11″W / 39.05917°N 89.40306°W / 39.05917; -89.40306 Coal 900 2 Vistra Closed November 1, 2019[93]
Duck Creek Power Station Canton 40°27′54″N 89°59′02″W / 40.465°N 89.984°W / 40.465; -89.984 Coal 441 1 Vistra Closed in 2019[93]
E.D. Edwards Power Plant Bartonville 40°35′45″N 89°39′46″W / 40.5957°N 89.6628°W / 40.5957; -89.6628 Coal 560[94] 1 Vistra Closed in 2022[95]
FutureGen Morgan County 39°49′23″N 90°33′58″W / 39.82306°N 90.56611°W / 39.82306; -90.56611 Coal 229 Cancelled in 2015
Havana Havana 40°16′52″N 90°04′41″W / 40.281°N 90.078°W / 40.281; -90.078 Coal 690 2 Vistra Closed in 2019[93]
Hennepin Hennepin 41°18′11″N 89°18′54″W / 41.303°N 89.315°W / 41.303; -89.315 Coal 301 Vistra Closed in 2019[93]
Hutsonville Power Station Crawford County 39°8′2.4″N 87°39′36″W / 39.134000°N 87.66000°W / 39.134000; -87.66000 Coal 151 2 Ameren [1] Closed in 2011
Joppa Steam Plant Joppa 37°12′32″N 88°51′29″W / 37.209°N 88.858°W / 37.209; -88.858 Coal, Natural Gas 948 (coal)
239 (natural gas)[94] 		8 Vistra Closed in September of 2022[96]
Will County Station Romeoville 41°37′59″N 88°03′43″W / 41.633°N 88.062°W / 41.633; -88.062 Coal 510 3 NRG Energy Closed in June of 2022[97]
Wood River Alton 38°51′50″N 90°08′02″W / 38.864°N 90.134°W / 38.864; -90.134 Coal/natural gas 594 Dynegy Closed in 2016
Meredosia Power Station Morgan County 39°49′23″N 90°34′01″W / 39.823°N 90.567°W / 39.823; -90.567 Coal/petroleum 513 4 Ameren [2] Closed in 2011
Zion Zion 42°26′46″N 87°48′10″W / 42.4460578°N 87.8027112°W / 42.4460578; -87.8027112 Nuclear 2080 2 Exelon Closed 1998[98]

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