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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 May 2026.

Companies on File445
Plants on File818
Total Generation14.82G MMBtu
Total Sales 9.73G kWh
Total Revenue $1.55B

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Overall National Rank

#5 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

190.2 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.9 G MMBtu

Electric Companies in Illinois

445

Illinois
Power Plants

818

Natural Gas Rank

#21

Coal Rank

#7

Nuclear Rank

#1

Hydroelectric Rank

#43

Wind Rank

#5

Solar Rank

#7

Monthly Net Generation for Illinois

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Monthly Plant Fuel Consumption for Illinois

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Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential2.78G kWh23.85 cents/kWh$663.55M
Commercial3.35G kWh15.36 cents/kWh$513.76M
Industrial3.57G kWh10.20 cents/kWh$364.39M
Transportation33.81M kWh11.11 cents/kWh$3.75M
Total9.73G kWh15.88 cents/kWh$1.55B

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to May 2026.

Production by Source for Illinois

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Largest 24 Power Plants in Illinois

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#23Archer Daniels Midland DecaturArcher Daniels Midland CoDecatur, Illinois910.8 GWhMar 1987May 2026 Bituminous Coal : 63.2% Subbituminous Coal : 36.5%
#10Baldwin Energy ComplexDynegy Midwest Generation IncBaldwin, Illinois6.1 TWhJun 1970May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
#2Braidwood Generation StationConstellation NuclearBraceville, Illinois19.6 TWhJun 1988May 2026 Nuclear
#1Byron Generating StationConstellation NuclearByron, Illinois19.6 TWhAug 1985May 2026 Nuclear
#7Clinton Power StationConstellation NuclearClinton, Illinois8.3 TWhOct 1987May 2026 Nuclear
#17Cordova EnergyCordova Energy Co LLCCordova, Illinois1.1 TWhMay 2001Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#8CPV Three Rivers Energy CenterCPV Three Rivers, LLCMorris, Illinois6.5 TWhMay 2023May 2026 Natural Gas
#19Double Back DiamondDouble Back Diamond Solar Power, LLCVirden, Illinois961.4 GWhOct 2024May 2026 Solar
#5Dresden Generating StationConstellation NuclearMorris, Illinois15.1 TWhJul 1970May 2026 Nuclear
#15Holland Energy FacilityNAES Corporation - (WA)Beecher City, Illinois2.6 TWhAug 2002May 2026 Natural Gas
#24Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLCInvenergy Services LLCRock Falls, Illinois863.1 GWhMar 2023May 2026 Natural Gas
#9Jackson Generation, LLCJackson Generation, LLCElwood, Illinois6.5 TWhApr 2022May 2026 Natural Gas
#11Kendall County Generation FacilityDynegy Kendall Energy LLCMinooka, Illinois5.5 TWhFeb 2002May 2026 Natural Gas
#16Kincaid Generation LLCDynegy Kincaid GenerationKincaid, Illinois2.4 TWhMay 1967Feb 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
#3LaSalle Generating StationConstellation NuclearMarseilles, Illinois18.5 TWhDec 1983May 2026 Nuclear
#18Lincoln Land WindLincoln Land Wind, LLCTBD, Illinois1.0 TWhOct 2021May 2026 Wind
#14Nelson Energy CenterInvenergy Services LLCRock Falls, Illinois3.0 TWhApr 2015Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#12NewtonIllinois Power Generating CoNewton, Illinois3.4 TWhOct 1977May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
#13PowertonMidwest Generations EME LLCPekin, Illinois3.2 TWhAug 1972May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
#6Prairie State Generating StationPrairie State Generating Co LLCMarissa, Illinois12.2 TWhMay 2012May 2026 Bituminous Coal : 99.8%
#21Prosperity WindProsperity Wind, LLCDeland, Illinois931.6 GWhDec 2024May 2026 Wind
#4Quad Cities Generating StationConstellation NuclearCordova, Illinois15.2 TWhNov 1972May 2026 Nuclear
#22Radfords Run Wind FarmRWE Clean EnergyMaroa, Illinois916.7 GWhNov 2017May 2026 Wind
#20Sapphire Sky Wind Energy LLCInvenergy Services LLCFarmer City, Illinois957.3 GWhNov 2021May 2026 Wind
* Data is based on the last 12 months since May 2026.
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Electricity Generation by Illinois Counties

State RankCounty# Power PlantsNet Generation
Past 12 Months		Net Generation
from Natural Gas		Net Generation
from Wind		Net Generation
from Solar		Net Generation
from Nuclear
#80Adams County, IL72.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#69Boone County, IL38.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh8.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#85Brown County, IL13.0 MWh0.0 Wh3.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#18Bureau County, IL192.3 TWh811.1 MWh2.2 TWh38.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#78Carroll County, IL12.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#48Cass County, IL5305.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh305.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#46Champaign County, IL16359.3 GWh206.1 GWh111.0 MWh146.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#16Christian County, IL72.4 TWh11.8 GWh0.0 Wh2.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#47Clark County, IL4309.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh309.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#38Clay County, IL7504.9 GWh-2.5 GWh0.0 Wh507.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#64Clinton County, IL1223.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh22.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#41Coles County, IL4421.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh421.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#36Cook County, IL82516.9 GWh445.3 GWh0.0 Wh44.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#72Crawford County, IL45.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh5.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#50Cumberland County, IL1234.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh234.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#7De Witt County, IL58.9 TWh0.0 Wh584.0 GWh0.0 Wh8.3 TWh
#29DeKalb County, IL21677.9 GWh0.0 Wh613.7 GWh66.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#28Douglas County, IL2706.6 GWh0.0 Wh706.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#33DuPage County, IL26593.8 GWh569.5 GWh0.0 Wh1.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#73Edgar County, IL24.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#83Effingham County, IL175.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#51Fayette County, IL5231.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh231.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#23Ford County, IL51.3 TWh109.3 GWh1.1 TWh63.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#77Franklin County, IL13.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh3.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#53Fulton County, IL4182.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh182.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#2Grundy County, IL1222.3 TWh7.2 TWh0.0 Wh9.5 GWh15.1 TWh
#84Hamilton County, IL142.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#79Henderson County, IL12.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#20Henry County, IL111.8 TWh-79.0 kWh1.8 TWh1.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#27Iroquois County, IL4794.3 GWh0.0 Wh790.8 GWh3.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#67Jackson County, IL68.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#12Jasper County, IL23.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh31.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#76Jefferson County, IL34.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#49Jersey County, IL1254.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh254.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#70Jo Daviess County, IL47.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh7.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#59Kane County, IL2076.1 GWh27.8 GWh0.0 Wh13.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#30Kankakee County, IL29667.6 GWh29.8 GWh588.6 GWh49.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#10Kendall County, IL75.5 TWh5.5 TWh0.0 Wh388.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#65Knox County, IL918.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh18.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#37Lake County, IL9506.0 GWh503.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#4LaSalle County, IL2719.5 TWh0.0 Wh898.4 GWh61.4 GWh18.5 TWh
#74Lawrence County, IL14.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#9Lee County, IL155.7 TWh4.0 TWh1.7 TWh8.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#17Livingston County, IL232.3 TWh0.0 Wh2.2 TWh14.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#21Logan County, IL71.6 TWh0.0 Wh1.4 TWh145.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#19Macon County, IL92.0 TWh152.1 GWh916.7 GWh316.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#55Macoupin County, IL9144.1 GWh0.0 Wh135.1 GWh9.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#39Madison County, IL12483.7 GWh232.5 GWh0.0 Wh17.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#62Marion County, IL450.3 GWh3.1 GWh0.0 Wh47.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#44Marshall County, IL6387.6 GWh0.0 Wh300.1 GWh87.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#22Mason County, IL61.3 TWh0.0 Wh1.2 TWh119.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#35McDonough County, IL6533.5 GWh0.0 Wh521.4 GWh12.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#61McHenry County, IL2458.5 GWh8.0 GWh0.0 Wh55.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#13McLean County, IL163.2 TWh0.0 Wh3.2 TWh8.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#66Mercer County, IL316.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh16.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#81Monroe County, IL2751.0 MWh552.7 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#56Montgomery County, IL692.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh92.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#45Morgan County, IL8378.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh378.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#82Moultrie County, IL1462.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#3Ogle County, IL1219.6 TWh1.2 GWh0.0 Wh12.0 GWh19.6 TWh
#57Peoria County, IL1487.2 GWh72.9 GWh0.0 Wh14.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#43Perry County, IL6403.7 GWh66.6 GWh0.0 Wh337.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#25Piatt County, IL5932.1 GWh-1.4 GWh931.6 GWh1.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#54Pike County, IL5150.2 GWh0.0 Wh150.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#68Pulaski County, IL28.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh8.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#71Putnam County, IL37.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh7.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#8Randolph County, IL66.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh309.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#75Richland County, IL24.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#5Rock Island County, IL716.4 TWh1.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh15.2 TWh
#40Saline County, IL3457.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh457.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#14Sangamon County, IL112.9 TWh61.3 GWh1.0 TWh961.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#63Scott County, IL134.7 GWh34.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Shelby County, IL32.8 TWh2.8 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#6St. Clair County, IL1112.2 TWh44.5 GWh0.0 Wh17.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#42Stark County, IL2411.5 GWh0.0 Wh406.1 GWh5.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#34Stephenson County, IL27536.6 GWh38.7 GWh251.1 GWh246.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#11Tazewell County, IL123.5 TWh5.8 GWh269.2 GWh3.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#24Vermilion County, IL131.1 TWh53.8 GWh1.0 TWh21.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#58Warren County, IL176.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh76.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#32White County, IL5603.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh603.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#60Whiteside County, IL2161.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh55.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#1Will County, IL4427.0 TWh7.1 TWh0.0 Wh48.5 GWh19.6 TWh
#26Williamson County, IL11817.1 GWh102.4 GWh0.0 Wh18.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#52Winnebago County, IL25215.8 GWh163.6 GWh0.0 Wh37.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#31Woodford County, IL3622.9 GWh0.0 Wh622.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2025.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Illinois

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Baldwin, Illinois6.2 TWh3
Beecher City, Illinois2.6 TWh1
Braceville, Illinois19.6 TWh1
Byron, Illinois19.6 TWh1
Cambridge, Illinois1.5 TWh3
Chenoa, Illinois1.6 TWh2
Clinton, Illinois8.9 TWh3
Cordova, Illinois16.3 TWh2
Ellsworth, Illinois1.1 TWh2
Elwood, Illinois6.9 TWh3
Kincaid, Illinois2.4 TWh1
Marissa, Illinois12.2 TWh1
Marseilles, Illinois19.0 TWh4
Mason City, Illinois1.3 TWh3
Metropolis, Illinois6.9 TWh1
Minooka, Illinois5.5 TWh2
Morris, Illinois22.3 TWh5
Newton, Illinois3.4 TWh2
Pekin, Illinois3.2 TWh2
Rock Falls, Illinois3.9 TWh7
* Data is based on the last 12 months since May 2026.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#8Alabama142.7 TWh115
#24Arkansas68.7 TWh158
#7Georgia146.5 TWh344
#14Indiana107.9 TWh289
#21Iowa75.2 TWh360
#28Kansas61.5 TWh226
#22Kentucky73.5 TWh103
#11Michigan125.2 TWh406
#29Minnesota58.2 TWh930
#20Mississippi77.2 TWh106
#23Missouri70.5 TWh197
#37Nebraska40.5 TWh157
#6Ohio150.5 TWh326
#18Oklahoma90.6 TWh184
#3Pennsylvania243.7 TWh418
#17South Carolina102.4 TWh307
#19Tennessee81.8 TWh139
#16Virginia105.4 TWh354
#30West Virginia54.9 TWh69
#26Wisconsin64.7 TWh363
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since May 2026.