Directory of Power Plants in Illinois
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argonne National Laboratory CHP | Argonne National Laboratory | Lemont, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 47.6 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| NRG Rockford II Energy Center | Rockford Generation LLC | Rockford, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 46.4 GWh | May 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Maple Flats | Invenergy Services LLC | Louisville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 46.2 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Wolf Run Solar | Wolf Run Solar LLC | Morgan County, IL | 42.7 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar | |
| Pinckneyville | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Pinckneyville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 42.4 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Interstate | City of Springfield - (IL) | Springfield, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 39.5 GWh | Aug 1997 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Earp Solar, LLC | Birch Creek Power, LLC | Monmouth, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 39.0 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Adkins Energy LLC | Adkins Energy LLC | Lena, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 38.4 GWh | Jul 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| North Chicago Energy Center | Energy Systems Group LLC | North Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 36.0 GWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| INEOS Naperville Cogeneration Plant | INEOS US Chemicals Company - Naperville Campus | Naperville, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 27.6 GWh | Nov 1990 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Mondelez Global LLC | Mondelez Global, LLC | Rockford, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 26.9 GWh | Jan 1995 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Hickory Solar | Hickory Solar LLC | Jerseyville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 26.2 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Greene Valley Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | Naperville, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 26.1 GWh | Apr 1996 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Grand Ridge Solar Farm | Invenergy Services LLC | Marseilles, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 25.3 GWh | Jun 2012 | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Settlers Hill Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | Batavia, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 24.9 GWh | Sep 1988 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| DePue Holdings, LLC | DePue Holdings, LLC | DePue, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 23.7 GWh | Jan 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Archer Daniels Midland Peoria | BioUrja Renewables LLC | Peoria, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 23.4 GWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| CSL Behring LLC | CSL Behring LLC | Bradley, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 22.9 GWh | Apr 1993 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Kimmel Road Solar, LLC | Birch Creek Development | Du Quoin, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.7 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Five Oaks Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Taylorville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 21.9 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Moline | MidAmerican Energy Co | Moline, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 21.5 GWh | Dec 1941 | Dec 2023 | Water : 99.7% |
| Alsey | Prairie Power, Inc | Alsey, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.1 GWh | May 1999 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Milam Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | East St. Lois, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 19.3 GWh | Mar 1991 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Northern Cardinal Solar SCS IL 1, LLC | Sol Systems | Champaign, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 19.0 GWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rocky Road Power LLC | Lincoln Operating Services, LLC | East Dundee, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 18.8 GWh | May 1999 | Oct 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Rochelle Energy Center | Frontier Operation Services | Rochelle, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 18.7 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| AES Belleville Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Belleville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 17.3 GWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Chicago West Side Energy Center | Energy Systems Group LLC | Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 17.3 GWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Nalco | Nalco Co | Naperville, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 16.7 GWh | Oct 1985 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Peru (IL) | City of Peru - (IL) | City of Peru, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.1 GWh | Sep 1968 | Jan 2025 | Water : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8% |
| Woodland Landfill Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | South Elgin, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 16.0 GWh | Apr 1992 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| CID Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | Calumet City, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 14.7 GWh | Feb 1989 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Tazewell Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | East Peoria, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.2 GWh | Jun 1989 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Venice | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Venice, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.7 GWh | May 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Lincoln Generating Facility | Earthrise Energy, PBC | Manhattan, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 12.3 GWh | May 2000 | Oct 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Lake Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | Northbrook, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 11.8 GWh | Jul 1993 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Prosperity Wind | Prosperity Wind, LLC | Piatt County, IL | 11.7 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Wind | |
| Clinton LFGTE | Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc | Clinton, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.6 GWh | Jan 2006 | Jan 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Exelon Solar Chicago | Luminace Solar Chicago, LLC | Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 11.6 GWh | Nov 2009 | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Dayton Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Ottawa, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.4 GWh | Dec 1924 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Dixon Hydroelectric Dam | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Dixon, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 11.4 GWh | May 1925 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Baldwin Solar BESS | Vistra Corp | Randolph County, IL | 11.3 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar | |
| Upper Sterling | City of Rock Falls - (IL) | Rock Falls, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.2 GWh | May 1988 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Kishwaukee CHP Plant | Four Rivers Sanitation Authority | Rockford, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 8.7 GWh | Dec 2009 | Jan 2025 | Other Biomass Gas : 83.5% Natural Gas : 16.5% |
| Charter Dura-Bar | Wells Manufacturing Co | Woodstock, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 8.7 GWh | Mar 1992 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Geneseo | City of Geneseo - (IL) | Geneseo, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Jun 1957 | Jan 2025 | Wind : 77.3% Solar : 21.6% |
| Cattail (CSG) | Cattail Solar, LLC | Fulton, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.9 GWh | May 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Moraine CSG | Moraine Solar, LLC | Downs, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.8 GWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Eldorado Solar I | Sol Systems | Saline County, IL | 7.1 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar | |
| Coffeen Solar BESS | Vistra Corp | Montgomery County, IL | 6.6 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar | |
| Com Adam 1WF-1 | FPC Services Inc. | Sublette, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 6.5 GWh | Sep 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Phoenix Solar South Farms LLC Solar Farm | Phoenix Solar South Farms LLC | Champaign, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Calumet Energy Team LLC | IPA Operations Inc - Calumet | Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 6.2 GWh | May 2002 | Oct 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Segunda II (CSG) | Segunda Solar II, LLC | Streator, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 6.1 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Viking Solar CSG | Viking Solar, LLC | Palmyra, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.9 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SIUC | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.8 GWh | May 1998 | Jan 2025 | Bituminous Coal |
| Rockton | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Rockton, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.8 GWh | Dec 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Gala (CSG) | Gala Solar, LLC | Lena, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 5.7 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Agriwind | Agriwind Holdings, LLC | Tiskilwa, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.4 GWh | Jun 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Prophet CSG | Prophet Solar, LLC | Rock Falls, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 5.2 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| USS Solar Brick | Standard Solar | Standard City, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.7 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Salt Creek Township Solar, LLC | Birch Creek Power, LLC | Mason City, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.6 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Sandoval | Sandoval Holdco, LLC | Centralia, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.6 GWh | Feb 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| IL West Hallock Project1 | IL West Hallock Project1, LLC | Edelstein, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.5 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Olney Solar II CSG | Olney Solar II, LLC | Olney, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.5 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hurricane Creek CSG | SPG IL Hurricane Creek Solar LLC | Carterville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.5 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Morgan Solar 1b CSG | Morgan Solar 1b LLC | Meredosia, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Morgan Solar 1 CSG | Morgan Solar 1 LLC | Meredosia, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| McDonough Solar 1, LLC CSG | McDonough Solar 1, LLC | Blandinsville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.3 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Tower Road Solar, LLC CSG | Tower Road Solar, LLC | Lee, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.3 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Dodds (CSG) | Dodds Solar, LLC | Lena, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.3 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Woodlawn CSG | Woodlawn Solar, LLC | Crete, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.3 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| IL Sidney Project1 | IL Sidney Project1, LLC | Sidney, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Morgan Solar 2, LLC CSG | Morgan Solar 2, LLC | Murrayville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Oct 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ridge Farm | Ridge Farm Solar 1 LLC | Ridge Farm, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| CED Hilltop Solar | Bay4 Energy Services, LLC | Rockford, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.2 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wolfcastle | Wolfcastle Solar, LLC | Dekalb, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.2 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| OE IL Solar 3 | OE IL Solar 3, LLC | Oregon, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.1 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Morgan Solar 4, LLC CSG | Morgan Solar 4, LLC | Murrayville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.1 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Blue Goose Solar CSG | Blue Goose Solar | Morrison, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.1 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Mendota Rich Dev CSG | 42nd Road Solar LLC | Mendota, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.1 GWh | Jan 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| USS Sycamore Solar (CSG) | Standard Solar | Sycamore, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.1 GWh | Apr 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Iroquois Solar 1B LLC CSG | Iroquois Solar 1B LLC | Watseka, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.1 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kish CSG | Kish Solar, LLC | Cherry Valley, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.1 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lafayette 2 - Kankakee Yonke | MN8 Energy LLC | Kankakee, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.0 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Edwardsville Solar II | Edwardsville Solar II, LLC | Edwardsville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Briscoe 1A | 7th Road Solar 1, LLC (Briscoe 1A) | Tonica, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Jan 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Clinton Solar 4 LLC CSG | Clinton Solar 4 LLC | Carlyle, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lafayette 2 - McHenry Franks 2 | MN8 Energy LLC | Huntley, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.0 GWh | Nov 2020 | Sep 2023 | Solar |
| Kent School Road Solar 1 | Kent School Road Solar 1 | Kent, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Clay FC | Clay FC, LLC | Louisville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rockford CS 1 | Rockford CS 1, LLC | Rockford, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rockford Solar | Rockford Solar, LLC | Rockford, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rockford CSG | Rockford Baxter Rd Holdco LLC CSG | Rockford, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.0 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pretzel CSG | Pretzel Solar, LLC | Freeport, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.0 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pontiac | Pontiac Solar, LLC | Pontiac, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.0 GWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rockford CS 2 | Rockford CS 2, LLC | Rockford, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.9 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| AES Griggs Solar, LLC | AES Griggs Solar, LLC | Grant Park, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 3.9 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Marlow Solar, LLC CSG | Marlow Solar, LLC | Bluford, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.9 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lafayette 2 - McHenry Franks 1 | MN8 Energy LLC | Marengo, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 3.9 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |