List of power stations in Illinois
Sources of Illinois utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023[1]
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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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Nuclear plants
[edit]Fossil-fuel plants
[edit]Coal
[edit]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 |
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Cordova Energy Gas Plant | Cordova | 41°42′47″N 90°16′48″W / 41.713°N 90.280°W | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 624 | 8 (Simple Cycle) |
Tenaska | 2000 | ||
Morris Cogeneration | Grundy County | 41°24′43″N 88°19′58″W / 41.4119°N 88.3328°W | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 456 | 3 (Simple Cycle) |
Calpine | 2002 |
Renewable plants
[edit]Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[39]
Wind
[edit]Name | Location | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Turbines | 2016 net generation (MWh) |
Operator | Opened |
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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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Name | Location | Type | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
2016 net generation (MWh) |
Acreage | Operator | Opened |
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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
[edit]Plant | Location | Coordinates | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Generating units |
2016 net generation (MWh) |
Operator | Opened |
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Dayton Hydro | Dayton | 41°23′16″N 88°47′23″W / 41.3878°N 88.7897°W | 3.6 | 3 | Midwest Hydro | 1925 | |
Dixon Hydroelectric | Dixon | 41°50′43″N 89°28′53″W / 41.8453°N 89.4813°W | 3.0 | 5 | STS Hydropower | 1925 | |
Kankakee Hydro | Kankakee | 41°06′46″N 87°52′05″W / 41.1128°N 87.8681°W | 1.2 | 3 | City of Kankakee | 1991 | |
Lockport Powerhouse | Lockport | 41°34′11″N 88°04′44″W / 41.5697°N 88.0789°W | 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 | 3.2 | 4 | MidAmerican Energy | 1942 | |
Peru | Peru | 41°19′25″N 89°06′44″W / 41.3237°N 89.1123°W | 6.8 | 4 | City of Peru | 1996 | |
Rockton | Rockton | 42°27′04″N 89°04′32″W / 42.4511°N 89.0756°W | 1.2 | 2 | Midwest Hydro | 1929 | |
Sears Hydro | Rock Island | 41°27′41″N 90°34′49″W / 41.4614°N 90.5803°W | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 6.0 | 2 | landfill gas | Waste Management RE | 1988 |
Energy storage
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]See also
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