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 Jul 2026.

Companies on File482
Plants on File923
Total Generation19.15G MMBtu
Total Sales 13.63G kWh
Total Revenue $2.17B

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Overall National Rank

#5 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

191.3 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.9 G MMBtu

Electric Companies in Illinois

482

Illinois
Power Plants

923

Natural Gas Rank

#16

Coal Rank

#7

Nuclear Rank

#1

Hydroelectric Rank

#45

Wind Rank

#8

Solar Rank

#6

Monthly Net Generation for Illinois

Monthly Plant Fuel Consumption for Illinois

Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential5.44G kWh19.22 cents/kWh$1.05B
Commercial4.46G kWh15.19 cents/kWh$677.30M
Industrial3.69G kWh11.87 cents/kWh$437.49M
Transportation36.41M kWh11.40 cents/kWh$4.15M
Total13.63G kWh15.89 cents/kWh$2.17B

Production by Source for Illinois

Largest 24 Power Plants in Illinois

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#22Archer Daniels Midland DecaturArcher Daniels Midland CoDecatur, Illinois916.8 GWhMar 1987Jul 2026 Bituminous Coal : 64.8% Subbituminous Coal : 35.0%
#10Baldwin Energy ComplexDynegy Midwest Generation IncBaldwin, Illinois5.8 TWhJun 1970Jul 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
#24Blooming Grove Wind Energy CenterInvenergy Services LLCChenoa, Illinois845.7 GWhNov 2020Jul 2026 Wind
#2Braidwood Generation StationConstellation NuclearBraceville, Illinois19.6 TWhJun 1988Jul 2026 Nuclear
#1Byron Generating StationConstellation NuclearByron, Illinois19.7 TWhAug 1985Jul 2026 Nuclear
#7Clinton Power StationConstellation NuclearClinton, Illinois8.4 TWhOct 1987Jul 2026 Nuclear
#17Cordova EnergyCordova Energy Co LLCCordova, Illinois1.1 TWhMay 2001Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#8CPV Three Rivers Energy CenterCPV Three Rivers, LLCMorris, Illinois6.4 TWhMay 2023Jul 2026 Natural Gas
#18Double Back DiamondDouble Back Diamond Solar Power, LLCVirden, Illinois1.1 TWhOct 2024Jul 2026 Solar
#5Dresden Generating StationConstellation NuclearMorris, Illinois15.1 TWhJul 1970Jul 2026 Nuclear
#14Holland Energy FacilityNAES Corporation - (WA)Beecher City, Illinois3.2 TWhAug 2002Jul 2026 Natural Gas
#9Jackson Generation, LLCJackson Generation, LLCElwood, Illinois6.4 TWhApr 2022Jul 2026 Natural Gas
#11Kendall County Generation FacilityDynegy Kendall Energy LLCMinooka, Illinois5.3 TWhFeb 2002Jul 2026 Natural Gas
#16Kincaid Generation LLCDynegy Kincaid GenerationKincaid, Illinois1.8 TWhMay 1967Jul 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
#3LaSalle Generating StationConstellation NuclearMarseilles, Illinois18.5 TWhDec 1983Jul 2026 Nuclear
#19Lincoln Land WindLincoln Land Wind, LLCTBD, Illinois1.0 TWhOct 2021Jul 2026 Wind
#15Nelson Energy CenterInvenergy Services LLCRock Falls, Illinois3.0 TWhApr 2015Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#13NewtonIllinois Power Generating CoNewton, Illinois3.3 TWhOct 1977Jul 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
#12PowertonMidwest Generations EME LLCPekin, Illinois3.3 TWhAug 1972Jul 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
#6Prairie State Generating StationPrairie State Generating Co LLCMarissa, Illinois12.2 TWhMay 2012Jul 2026 Bituminous Coal : 99.8%
#21Prosperity WindProsperity Wind, LLCDeland, Illinois947.2 GWhDec 2024Jul 2026 Wind
#4Quad Cities Generating StationConstellation NuclearCordova, Illinois15.3 TWhNov 1972Jul 2026 Nuclear
#23Radfords Run Wind FarmRWE Clean EnergyMaroa, Illinois883.9 GWhNov 2017Jul 2026 Wind
#20Sapphire Sky Wind Energy LLCInvenergy Services LLCFarmer City, Illinois967.3 GWhNov 2021Jul 2026 Wind

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
#65Boone County, IL1125.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh25.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#85Brown County, IL13.0 MWh0.0 Wh3.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#17Bureau County, IL202.3 TWh811.1 MWh2.2 TWh38.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#79Carroll County, IL12.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#49Cass County, IL5308.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh308.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#42Champaign County, IL20428.9 GWh206.1 GWh111.0 MWh215.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#20Christian County, IL71.8 TWh8.2 GWh0.0 Wh11.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#48Clark County, IL4328.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh328.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#36Clay County, IL8520.2 GWh-2.5 GWh0.0 Wh522.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#66Clinton County, IL1324.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh23.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#41Coles County, IL4472.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh472.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#32Cook County, IL86615.7 GWh544.8 GWh0.0 Wh43.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#74Crawford County, IL45.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh5.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#47Cumberland County, IL1375.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh375.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#7De Witt County, IL59.0 TWh0.0 Wh602.1 GWh0.0 Wh8.4 TWh
#29DeKalb County, IL34707.0 GWh0.0 Wh616.2 GWh92.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#28Douglas County, IL3729.3 GWh0.0 Wh725.2 GWh4.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#39DuPage County, IL26493.8 GWh469.8 GWh0.0 Wh1.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#73Edgar County, IL27.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh7.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#83Effingham County, IL175.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#52Fayette County, IL6228.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh228.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#22Ford County, IL51.4 TWh77.3 GWh1.1 TWh178.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#77Franklin County, IL14.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#51Fulton County, IL4262.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh262.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#2Grundy County, IL1522.2 TWh7.0 TWh0.0 Wh18.3 GWh15.1 TWh
#84Hamilton County, IL142.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#78Henderson County, IL12.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#19Henry County, IL121.8 TWh-274.0 kWh1.8 TWh1.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#27Iroquois County, IL4794.8 GWh0.0 Wh790.8 GWh4.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#70Jackson County, IL68.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#13Jasper County, IL23.3 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh58.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#63Jefferson County, IL342.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh42.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#50Jersey County, IL1265.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh265.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#69Jo Daviess County, IL411.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh11.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#58Kane County, IL2197.5 GWh49.2 GWh0.0 Wh13.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#30Kankakee County, IL37697.9 GWh29.8 GWh588.6 GWh79.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#10Kendall County, IL65.4 TWh5.3 TWh0.0 Wh4.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#67Knox County, IL1018.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh18.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#38Lake County, IL10506.4 GWh503.8 GWh0.0 Wh13.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#4LaSalle County, IL2819.5 TWh0.0 Wh902.0 GWh60.9 GWh18.5 TWh
#75Lawrence County, IL34.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#9Lee County, IL155.6 TWh3.9 TWh1.7 TWh8.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#16Livingston County, IL242.3 TWh0.0 Wh2.2 TWh21.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#21Logan County, IL81.6 TWh0.0 Wh1.5 TWh146.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#18Macon County, IL102.0 TWh152.4 GWh883.9 GWh316.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#53Macoupin County, IL9221.9 GWh0.0 Wh213.3 GWh8.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#40Madison County, IL16483.5 GWh214.4 GWh0.0 Wh17.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#56Marion County, IL4100.9 GWh3.1 GWh0.0 Wh97.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#45Marshall County, IL9397.4 GWh0.0 Wh308.3 GWh89.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#23Mason County, IL71.3 TWh0.0 Wh1.2 TWh126.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#35McDonough County, IL8537.3 GWh0.0 Wh525.2 GWh12.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#62McHenry County, IL2858.8 GWh7.9 GWh0.0 Wh55.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#14McLean County, IL173.3 TWh0.0 Wh3.2 TWh8.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#68Mercer County, IL416.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh16.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#81Monroe County, IL2751.0 MWh552.7 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#57Montgomery County, IL697.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh97.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#46Morgan County, IL9383.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh383.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#82Moultrie County, IL1574.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#3Ogle County, IL1319.7 TWh985.0 MWh0.0 Wh16.3 GWh19.7 TWh
#59Peoria County, IL2189.1 GWh72.9 GWh0.0 Wh16.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#44Perry County, IL8404.1 GWh66.8 GWh0.0 Wh337.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#25Piatt County, IL5949.4 GWh-1.0 GWh947.2 GWh3.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#55Pike County, IL5151.5 GWh0.0 Wh151.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#71Pulaski County, IL28.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh8.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#72Putnam County, IL37.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh7.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#8Randolph County, IL76.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh385.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#76Richland County, IL24.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#5Rock Island County, IL716.4 TWh1.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh15.3 TWh
#37Saline County, IL3518.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh518.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#15Sangamon County, IL112.9 TWh61.6 GWh1.0 TWh1.1 TWh0.0 Wh
#64Scott County, IL134.7 GWh34.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#12Shelby County, IL33.4 TWh3.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#6St. Clair County, IL1712.2 TWh42.7 GWh0.0 Wh19.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#43Stark County, IL2411.5 GWh0.0 Wh406.1 GWh5.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#34Stephenson County, IL32548.1 GWh38.7 GWh251.1 GWh258.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#11Tazewell County, IL173.6 TWh6.0 GWh269.2 GWh3.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#24Vermilion County, IL131.1 TWh53.8 GWh1.0 TWh21.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#60Warren County, IL177.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh77.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#33White County, IL5611.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh611.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#61Whiteside County, IL2267.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh61.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#1Will County, IL4727.2 TWh7.3 TWh0.0 Wh52.9 GWh19.6 TWh
#26Williamson County, IL12818.0 GWh104.6 GWh0.0 Wh22.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#54Winnebago County, IL25217.6 GWh163.0 GWh0.0 Wh40.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#31Woodford County, IL4622.9 GWh0.0 Wh622.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh

Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Illinois

Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#8Alabama144.7 TWh116
#24Arkansas69.7 TWh161
#7Georgia147.7 TWh345
#15Indiana106.9 TWh290
#21Iowa75.4 TWh366
#27Kansas61.4 TWh228
#22Kentucky72.7 TWh104
#11Michigan123.9 TWh408
#29Minnesota57.9 TWh939
#20Mississippi76.9 TWh107
#23Missouri71.5 TWh197
#37Nebraska40.5 TWh165
#6Ohio152.2 TWh331
#18Oklahoma92.0 TWh191
#3Pennsylvania242.2 TWh446
#17South Carolina102.7 TWh311
#19Tennessee82.2 TWh139
#16Virginia104.3 TWh365
#30West Virginia54.5 TWh69
#26Wisconsin64.2 TWh365