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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 Mar 2026.

Companies on File390
Plants on File656
Total Generation15.49G MMBtu
Total Sales 10.55G kWh
Total Revenue $1.43B

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Overall National Rank

#5 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

190.1 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.9 G MMBtu

Electric Companies in Illinois

390

Illinois
Power Plants

656

Natural Gas Rank

#21

Coal Rank

#7

Nuclear Rank

#1

Hydroelectric Rank

#43

Wind Rank

#5

Solar Rank

#9

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
Residential3.31G kWh18.86 cents/kWh$624.58M
Commercial3.70G kWh13.07 cents/kWh$484.22M
Industrial3.50G kWh9.19 cents/kWh$321.44M
Transportation39.96M kWh9.48 cents/kWh$3.79M
Total10.55G kWh13.59 cents/kWh$1.43B

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Mar 2026.

Production by Source for Illinois

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Largest 24 Power Plants in Illinois

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#21Archer Daniels Midland DecaturArcher Daniels Midland CoDecatur, Illinois910.8 GWhMar 1987Mar 2026 Bituminous Coal : 61.6% Subbituminous Coal : 38.1%
#10Baldwin Energy ComplexDynegy Midwest Generation IncBaldwin, Illinois6.2 TWhJun 1970Mar 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
#1Braidwood Generation StationConstellation NuclearBraceville, Illinois20.2 TWhJun 1988Mar 2026 Nuclear
#2Byron Generating StationConstellation NuclearByron, Illinois19.0 TWhAug 1985Mar 2026 Nuclear
#7Clinton Power StationConstellation NuclearClinton, Illinois8.3 TWhOct 1987Mar 2026 Nuclear
#17Cordova EnergyCordova Energy Co LLCCordova, Illinois1.2 TWhMay 2001Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#9CPV Three Rivers Energy CenterCPV Three Rivers, LLCMorris, Illinois6.6 TWhMay 2023Mar 2026 Natural Gas
#22Double Back DiamondDouble Back Diamond Solar Power, LLCVirden, Illinois906.1 GWhOct 2024Mar 2026 Solar
#5Dresden Generating StationConstellation NuclearMorris, Illinois15.2 TWhJul 1970Mar 2026 Nuclear
#16Holland Energy FacilityNAES Corporation - (WA)Beecher City, Illinois2.2 TWhAug 2002Mar 2026 Natural Gas
#23Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLCInvenergy Services LLCRock Falls, Illinois890.8 GWhMar 2023Mar 2026 Natural Gas
#8Jackson Generation, LLCJackson Generation, LLCElwood, Illinois6.6 TWhApr 2022Mar 2026 Natural Gas
#11Kendall County Generation FacilityDynegy Kendall Energy LLCMinooka, Illinois5.6 TWhFeb 2002Mar 2026 Natural Gas
#15Kincaid Generation LLCDynegy Kincaid GenerationKincaid, Illinois2.4 TWhMay 1967Feb 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
#3LaSalle Generating StationConstellation NuclearMarseilles, Illinois18.7 TWhDec 1983Mar 2026 Nuclear
#18Lincoln Land WindLincoln Land Wind, LLCTBD, Illinois988.3 GWhOct 2021Mar 2026 Wind
#13Nelson Energy CenterInvenergy Services LLCRock Falls, Illinois3.2 TWhApr 2015Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#12NewtonIllinois Power Generating CoNewton, Illinois3.7 TWhOct 1977Feb 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.9%
#14PowertonMidwest Generations EME LLCPekin, Illinois3.1 TWhAug 1972Mar 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
#6Prairie State Generating StationPrairie State Generating Co LLCMarissa, Illinois12.2 TWhMay 2012Mar 2026 Bituminous Coal : 99.8%
#24Prosperity WindProsperity Wind, LLCDeland, Illinois873.3 GWh-Mar 2026 Wind
#4Quad Cities Generating StationConstellation NuclearCordova, Illinois15.7 TWhNov 1972Mar 2026 Nuclear
#19Radfords Run Wind FarmBig Sky Wind, LLCMaroa, Illinois939.0 GWhNov 2017Mar 2026 Wind
#20Sapphire Sky Wind Energy LLCInvenergy Services LLCFarmer City, Illinois932.5 GWhNov 2021Mar 2026 Wind
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 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
#74Adams County, IL22.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#65Boone County, IL38.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh8.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#18Bureau County, IL112.2 TWh433.3 MWh2.1 TWh37.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#72Carroll County, IL13.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh3.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#46Cass County, IL4316.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh316.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#48Champaign County, IL12301.3 GWh205.5 GWh111.0 MWh89.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#16Christian County, IL72.4 TWh11.8 GWh0.0 Wh2.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#47Clark County, IL3303.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh302.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#36Clay County, IL7493.1 GWh-941.0 MWh0.0 Wh493.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#63Clinton County, IL1011.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh11.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#44Coles County, IL4375.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh375.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#38Cook County, IL77486.1 GWh430.3 GWh0.0 Wh30.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#56Cumberland County, IL182.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh82.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#7De Witt County, IL48.9 TWh0.0 Wh539.1 GWh0.0 Wh8.3 TWh
#30DeKalb County, IL15654.7 GWh0.0 Wh614.6 GWh41.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#28Douglas County, IL2668.2 GWh0.0 Wh668.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#33DuPage County, IL25609.3 GWh585.0 GWh0.0 Wh1.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#78Effingham County, IL156.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#50Fayette County, IL3234.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh234.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#23Ford County, IL31.2 TWh109.3 GWh1.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#69Franklin County, IL13.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh3.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#53Fulton County, IL398.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh98.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#2Grundy County, IL1022.4 TWh7.2 TWh0.0 Wh4.2 GWh15.2 TWh
#73Henderson County, IL12.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#20Henry County, IL61.7 TWh-156.0 kWh1.7 TWh1.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#27Iroquois County, IL4816.3 GWh0.0 Wh812.8 GWh3.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#64Jackson County, IL28.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#11Jasper County, IL23.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh9.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#68Jefferson County, IL14.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#49Jersey County, IL1249.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh249.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#71Jo Daviess County, IL43.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh3.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#58Kane County, IL1470.9 GWh24.2 GWh0.0 Wh11.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#29Kankakee County, IL18665.4 GWh9.1 GWh618.3 GWh38.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#10Kendall County, IL35.6 TWh5.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#67Knox County, IL64.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#42Lake County, IL8401.5 GWh401.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#3LaSalle County, IL2319.7 TWh0.0 Wh932.7 GWh51.0 GWh18.7 TWh
#9Lee County, IL125.9 TWh4.2 TWh1.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#17Livingston County, IL132.3 TWh0.0 Wh2.3 TWh5.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#21Logan County, IL71.5 TWh0.0 Wh1.4 TWh148.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#19Macon County, IL62.1 TWh256.0 GWh939.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#61Macoupin County, IL437.5 GWh0.0 Wh28.1 GWh9.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#37Madison County, IL10490.3 GWh258.9 GWh0.0 Wh6.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#75Marion County, IL4964.0 MWh-4.3 MWh0.0 Wh970.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#45Marshall County, IL6375.0 GWh0.0 Wh294.3 GWh80.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#22Mason County, IL41.3 TWh0.0 Wh1.2 TWh107.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#35McDonough County, IL5521.0 GWh0.0 Wh514.0 GWh6.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#62McHenry County, IL2132.5 GWh7.8 GWh0.0 Wh25.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#13McLean County, IL153.1 TWh0.0 Wh3.1 TWh5.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#76Monroe County, IL2491.0 MWh338.3 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#54Montgomery County, IL390.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh91.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#43Morgan County, IL8384.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh384.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#77Moultrie County, IL1462.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#4Ogle County, IL1219.0 TWh1.2 GWh0.0 Wh10.9 GWh19.0 TWh
#55Peoria County, IL990.9 GWh78.7 GWh0.0 Wh12.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#40Perry County, IL3408.5 GWh79.8 GWh0.0 Wh328.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#25Piatt County, IL2874.1 GWh817.0 MWh873.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#52Pike County, IL4148.7 GWh0.0 Wh148.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#70Putnam County, IL33.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh3.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#8Randolph County, IL66.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh231.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#66Richland County, IL14.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#5Rock Island County, IL716.9 TWh1.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh15.7 TWh
#39Saline County, IL2413.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh413.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#14Sangamon County, IL112.8 TWh54.7 GWh988.3 GWh906.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#60Scott County, IL138.7 GWh38.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Shelby County, IL32.4 TWh2.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#6St. Clair County, IL912.3 TWh43.8 GWh0.0 Wh15.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#41Stark County, IL1406.4 GWh0.0 Wh406.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#34Stephenson County, IL26533.9 GWh39.0 GWh258.0 GWh237.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#12Tazewell County, IL103.4 TWh5.2 GWh278.1 GWh136.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#24Vermilion County, IL101.1 TWh69.3 GWh1.0 TWh14.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#57Warren County, IL175.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh75.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#32White County, IL4610.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh609.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#59Whiteside County, IL1842.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh32.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#1Will County, IL4027.5 TWh7.1 TWh0.0 Wh27.6 GWh20.2 TWh
#26Williamson County, IL8819.7 GWh107.1 GWh0.0 Wh17.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#51Winnebago County, IL23189.1 GWh145.9 GWh0.0 Wh29.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#31Woodford County, IL3651.1 GWh0.0 Wh651.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2024.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Illinois

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Baldwin, Illinois6.3 TWh2
Beecher City, Illinois2.2 TWh1
Braceville, Illinois20.2 TWh1
Byron, Illinois19.0 TWh1
Cambridge, Illinois1.3 TWh3
Chenoa, Illinois1.6 TWh2
Clinton, Illinois8.9 TWh3
Cordova, Illinois16.9 TWh2
Decatur, Illinois1.2 TWh3
Elwood, Illinois6.9 TWh2
Kincaid, Illinois2.4 TWh1
Marissa, Illinois12.2 TWh1
Marseilles, Illinois19.2 TWh4
Mason City, Illinois1.3 TWh3
Metropolis, Illinois6.6 TWh1
Minooka, Illinois5.6 TWh1
Morris, Illinois22.4 TWh4
Newton, Illinois3.7 TWh2
Pekin, Illinois3.1 TWh1
Rock Falls, Illinois4.1 TWh6
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2026.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#8Alabama141.2 TWh115
#24Arkansas69.0 TWh150
#6Georgia147.6 TWh339
#14Indiana108.8 TWh286
#21Iowa74.9 TWh355
#27Kansas62.7 TWh223
#22Kentucky72.0 TWh98
#11Michigan125.3 TWh388
#29Minnesota60.5 TWh913
#20Mississippi75.9 TWh103
#23Missouri70.3 TWh191
#37Nebraska39.5 TWh154
#7Ohio147.4 TWh315
#18Oklahoma89.9 TWh181
#3Pennsylvania244.7 TWh390
#16South Carolina105.0 TWh304
#19Tennessee79.1 TWh137
#15Virginia105.2 TWh345
#31West Virginia53.8 TWh67
#26Wisconsin65.5 TWh330
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2026.