Summary of Electricity Activity in Illinois
Summary of Illinois Generation
Illinois is ranked #5 out of 51 U.S. states and territories in terms of total annual net electricity generation.
GridInfo.com electricity generation data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Sep 2024.
| Companies on File | 341 |
|---|---|
| Plants on File | 538 |
| Total Generation | 14.69G MMBtu |
| Total Sales | 11.25G kWh |
| Total Revenue | $1.43B |
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Natural Gas Rank
#16
Coal Rank
#7
Nuclear Rank
#1
Hydroelectric Rank
#47
Wind Rank
#6
Solar Rank
#16
Monthly Net Generation for Illinois
Electricity Sales Distribution
Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown
| Sales | Price (Avg) | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 3.71G kWh | 15.93 cents/kWh | $591.40M |
| Commercial | 3.90G kWh | 12.31 cents/kWh | $480.10M |
| Industrial | 3.60G kWh | 9.75 cents/kWh | $351.00M |
| Transportation | 37.13M kWh | 8.07 cents/kWh | $3.00M |
| Total | 11.25G kWh | 12.67 cents/kWh | $1.43B |
Production by Source
Largest 24 Power Plants in Illinois
| Rank | Plant | Utility | Location | Annual Generation | Initial Operation Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 | Baldwin Energy Complex | Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc | Baldwin, Illinois | 6.4 TWh | Jun 1970 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| #21 | Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Chenoa, Illinois | 851.8 GWh | Nov 2020 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| #1 | Braidwood Generation Station | Constellation Nuclear | Braceville, Illinois | 20.0 TWh | Jun 1988 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| #3 | Byron Generating Station | Constellation Nuclear | Byron, Illinois | 19.4 TWh | Aug 1985 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| #7 | Clinton Power Station | Constellation Nuclear | Clinton, Illinois | 9.3 TWh | Oct 1987 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| #23 | Cordova Energy | Cordova Energy Co LLC | Cordova, Illinois | 770.2 GWh | May 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| #9 | CPV Three Rivers Energy Center | CPV Three Rivers, LLC | Morris, Illinois | 6.8 TWh | May 2023 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| #5 | Dresden Generating Station | Constellation Nuclear | Morris, Illinois | 15.3 TWh | Jul 1970 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| #15 | E D Edwards | Illinois Power Resources Generating LLC | Bartonville, Illinois | 2.7 TWh | Apr 1960 | Dec 2022 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.9% |
| #14 | Holland Energy Facility | NAES Corporation - (WA) | Beecher City, Illinois | 2.8 TWh | Aug 2002 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| #8 | Jackson Generation, LLC | Jackson Generation, LLC | Elwood, Illinois | 7.1 TWh | Apr 2022 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| #22 | Joliet 29 | Midwest Generations EME LLC | Joliet, Illinois | 848.0 GWh | Mar 1965 | Aug 2023 | Natural Gas |
| #11 | Kendall County Generation Facility | Dynegy Kendall Energy LLC | Minooka, Illinois | 4.5 TWh | Feb 2002 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| #16 | Kincaid Generation LLC | Dynegy Kincaid Generation | Kincaid, Illinois | 2.2 TWh | May 1967 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% Natural Gas : 0.5% |
| #2 | LaSalle Generating Station | Constellation Nuclear | Marseilles, Illinois | 19.5 TWh | Dec 1983 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| #19 | Lincoln Land Wind | Lincoln Land Wind, LLC | TBD, Illinois | 1.0 TWh | Oct 2021 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| #24 | Marion | Southern Illinois Power Coop | Marion, Illinois | 767.9 GWh | May 1963 | Sep 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 85.0% Natural Gas : 15.0% |
| #13 | Nelson Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Rock Falls, Illinois | 2.9 TWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| #12 | Newton | Illinois Power Generating Co | Newton, Illinois | 2.9 TWh | Oct 1977 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.9% |
| #17 | Powerton | Midwest Generations EME LLC | Pekin, Illinois | 2.0 TWh | Aug 1972 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| #6 | Prairie State Generating Station | Prairie State Generating Co LLC | Marissa, Illinois | 12.8 TWh | May 2012 | Sep 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| #4 | Quad Cities Generating Station | Constellation Nuclear | Cordova, Illinois | 15.5 TWh | Nov 1972 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| #18 | Radfords Run Wind Farm | RWE Renewables Americas, LLC | Maroa, Illinois | 1.1 TWh | Nov 2017 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| #20 | Sapphire Sky Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Farmer City, Illinois | 930.9 GWh | Nov 2021 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
Electricity Generation by Illinois Counties
| State Rank | County | # Power Plants | Net Generation Past 12 Months | Net Generation from Natural Gas | Net Generation from Wind | Net Generation from Solar | Net Generation from Nuclear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #66 | Adams County, IL | 2 | 2.4 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 2.4 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #55 | Boone County, IL | 3 | 7.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 7.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #65 | Brown County, IL | 1 | 2.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 2.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #17 | Bureau County, IL | 9 | 2.1 TWh | 1.0 GWh | 2.1 TWh | 23.7 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #41 | Champaign County, IL | 12 | 281.2 GWh | 224.8 GWh | 106.0 MWh | 46.1 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #16 | Christian County, IL | 6 | 2.2 TWh | 11.3 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 3.2 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #43 | Clark County, IL | 3 | 236.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 236.2 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #57 | Clay County, IL | 6 | 4.9 GWh | 778.1 MWh | 0.0 Wh | 4.0 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #54 | Clinton County, IL | 6 | 9.1 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 8.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #36 | Coles County, IL | 2 | 366.4 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 366.4 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #29 | Cook County, IL | 60 | 617.5 GWh | 567.0 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 24.8 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #7 | De Witt County, IL | 4 | 9.8 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 569.3 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 9.3 TWh |
| #28 | DeKalb County, IL | 14 | 656.4 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 629.6 GWh | 27.5 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #27 | Douglas County, IL | 2 | 735.2 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 735.2 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #34 | DuPage County, IL | 13 | 489.4 GWh | 461.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 1.7 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #72 | Effingham County, IL | 1 | 80.0 MWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #44 | Fayette County, IL | 3 | 231.0 GWh | 2.0 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 229.0 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #22 | Ford County, IL | 3 | 1.2 TWh | 75.8 GWh | 1.1 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #60 | Franklin County, IL | 1 | 3.8 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 3.8 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #61 | Fulton County, IL | 2 | 3.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 3.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #2 | Grundy County, IL | 10 | 22.7 TWh | 7.5 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 5.0 GWh | 15.3 TWh |
| #64 | Henderson County, IL | 1 | 2.8 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 2.8 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #21 | Henry County, IL | 6 | 1.5 TWh | -1.4 MWh | 1.5 TWh | 1.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #26 | Iroquois County, IL | 3 | 759.3 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 755.2 GWh | 4.1 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #63 | Jackson County, IL | 2 | 3.1 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #13 | Jasper County, IL | 2 | 2.9 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #59 | Jefferson County, IL | 1 | 3.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 3.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #56 | Jo Daviess County, IL | 2 | 6.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 6.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #46 | Kane County, IL | 13 | 75.3 GWh | 23.8 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 10.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #30 | Kankakee County, IL | 15 | 617.0 GWh | 22.9 GWh | 568.0 GWh | 26.1 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #10 | Kendall County, IL | 2 | 4.5 TWh | 4.5 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #68 | Knox County, IL | 4 | 1.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 1.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #38 | Lake County, IL | 8 | 344.9 GWh | 345.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #3 | LaSalle County, IL | 17 | 20.5 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 892.4 GWh | 45.8 GWh | 19.5 TWh |
| #9 | Lee County, IL | 12 | 5.0 TWh | 3.5 TWh | 1.5 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #14 | Livingston County, IL | 12 | 2.3 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 2.2 TWh | 4.0 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #20 | Logan County, IL | 6 | 1.5 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 1.4 TWh | 151.8 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #18 | Macon County, IL | 5 | 2.0 TWh | 302.3 GWh | 1.1 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #53 | Macoupin County, IL | 2 | 10.5 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 10.5 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #33 | Madison County, IL | 9 | 515.1 GWh | 266.3 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 4.0 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #62 | Marion County, IL | 1 | 3.2 GWh | 3.1 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #40 | Marshall County, IL | 4 | 320.3 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 316.6 GWh | 3.7 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #24 | Mason County, IL | 4 | 1.1 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 1.1 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #32 | McDonough County, IL | 5 | 545.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 539.5 GWh | 6.3 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #49 | McHenry County, IL | 17 | 33.1 GWh | 8.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 25.2 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #11 | McLean County, IL | 14 | 3.1 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 3.1 TWh | 7.8 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #70 | Monroe County, IL | 2 | 462.0 MWh | 339.1 MWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #47 | Morgan County, IL | 7 | 72.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 72.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #71 | Moultrie County, IL | 1 | 212.0 MWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #4 | Ogle County, IL | 11 | 19.4 TWh | 1.3 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 10.2 GWh | 19.4 TWh |
| #48 | Peoria County, IL | 7 | 35.3 GWh | 23.4 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 12.0 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #42 | Perry County, IL | 3 | 275.6 GWh | 42.4 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 233.2 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #69 | Piatt County, IL | 1 | 712.0 MWh | 712.0 MWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #67 | Pike County, IL | 4 | 1.7 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 1.7 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #8 | Randolph County, IL | 4 | 6.4 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #58 | Richland County, IL | 1 | 4.5 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 4.5 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #5 | Rock Island County, IL | 7 | 16.3 TWh | 770.3 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 15.5 TWh |
| #19 | Sangamon County, IL | 10 | 1.6 TWh | 44.6 GWh | 1.0 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #52 | Scott County, IL | 1 | 20.1 GWh | 20.1 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #12 | Shelby County, IL | 3 | 2.9 TWh | 2.9 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #6 | St. Clair County, IL | 6 | 12.8 TWh | 45.7 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 20.3 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #37 | Stark County, IL | 1 | 363.5 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 363.5 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #35 | Stephenson County, IL | 26 | 468.5 GWh | 38.4 GWh | 231.8 GWh | 198.2 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #15 | Tazewell County, IL | 7 | 2.3 TWh | 3.8 GWh | 255.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
| #23 | Vermilion County, IL | 9 | 1.2 TWh | 62.7 GWh | 1.1 TWh | 14.2 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #51 | Warren County, IL | 1 | 23.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 23.9 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #39 | White County, IL | 2 | 334.1 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 334.0 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #50 | Whiteside County, IL | 15 | 32.2 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh | 22.3 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #1 | Will County, IL | 33 | 28.7 TWh | 8.4 TWh | 0.0 Wh | 26.1 GWh | 20.0 TWh |
| #25 | Williamson County, IL | 7 | 781.5 GWh | 114.8 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 13.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #45 | Winnebago County, IL | 20 | 191.7 GWh | 154.4 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 24.6 GWh | 0.0 Wh |
| #31 | Woodford County, IL | 3 | 580.4 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 580.4 GWh | 0.0 Wh | 0.0 Wh |
Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Illinois
| City | Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin, Illinois | 6.4 TWh | 1 |
| Beecher City, Illinois | 2.8 TWh | 1 |
| Braceville, Illinois | 20.0 TWh | 1 |
| Byron, Illinois | 19.4 TWh | 1 |
| Cambridge, Illinois | 1.2 TWh | 3 |
| Chenoa, Illinois | 1.5 TWh | 2 |
| Clinton, Illinois | 9.8 TWh | 3 |
| Cordova, Illinois | 16.3 TWh | 2 |
| Ellsworth, Illinois | 1.1 TWh | 2 |
| Elwood, Illinois | 7.3 TWh | 2 |
| Kincaid, Illinois | 2.2 TWh | 1 |
| Marissa, Illinois | 12.8 TWh | 1 |
| Marseilles, Illinois | 20.0 TWh | 4 |
| Mason City, Illinois | 1.1 TWh | 2 |
| Metropolis, Illinois | 5.3 TWh | 1 |
| Minooka, Illinois | 4.5 TWh | 1 |
| Morris, Illinois | 22.7 TWh | 4 |
| Newton, Illinois | 2.9 TWh | 1 |
| Pekin, Illinois | 2.0 TWh | 1 |
| Rock Falls, Illinois | 3.5 TWh | 7 |
Electricity Generation for Neighboring States
| National Rank | State | Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | Alabama | 142.1 TWh | 102 |
| #26 | Arkansas | 62.1 TWh | 118 |
| #8 | Georgia | 138.6 TWh | 316 |
| #17 | Indiana | 92.7 TWh | 271 |
| #21 | Iowa | 68.7 TWh | 349 |
| #29 | Kansas | 58.5 TWh | 197 |
| #23 | Kentucky | 66.3 TWh | 85 |
| #11 | Michigan | 122.6 TWh | 374 |
| #30 | Minnesota | 57.3 TWh | 889 |
| #20 | Mississippi | 73.2 TWh | 92 |
| #22 | Missouri | 67.8 TWh | 176 |
| #37 | Nebraska | 38.1 TWh | 146 |
| #6 | Ohio | 145.3 TWh | 290 |
| #18 | Oklahoma | 92.6 TWh | 159 |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | 239.1 TWh | 371 |
| #14 | South Carolina | 101.4 TWh | 297 |
| #19 | Tennessee | 78.1 TWh | 114 |
| #15 | Virginia | 99.9 TWh | 314 |
| #31 | West Virginia | 51.8 TWh | 66 |
| #24 | Wisconsin | 64.2 TWh | 323 |
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Sep 2024