Directory of Power Plants in Illinois
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport Powerhouse | Metro Wtr Recl Dist Grtr Chi | Lockport, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 16.4 GWh | Jan 1999 | May 2026 | Water |
| Nalco | Nalco Co | Naperville, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 20.3 GWh | Oct 1985 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Settlers Hill Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | Batavia, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 22.2 GWh | Sep 1988 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| CID Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | Calumet City, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 13.3 GWh | Feb 1989 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| NRG Rockford I | Rockford Generation LLC | Rockford, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 106.5 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| ExxonMobil Oil Joliet Refinery | ExxonMobil Oil Corp | Channahon, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 188.2 GWh | Apr 1986 | May 2026 | Other Gas |
| University of Illinois Cogen Facility | University of Illinois | Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 115.0 GWh | Mar 1993 | May 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Hoffer Plastics | Hoffer Plastics | South Elgin, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 2.7 GWh | Mar 1992 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Charter Dura-Bar | Wells Manufacturing Co | Woodstock, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 8.0 GWh | Mar 1992 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Ingredion Incorporated | Ingredion Inc - Illinois | Bedford Park, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 219.6 GWh | Apr 1991 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Woodland Landfill Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | South Elgin, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 12.9 GWh | Apr 1992 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| CSL Behring LLC | CSL Behring LLC | Bradley, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 29.8 GWh | Apr 1993 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Presence Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital | Presence Health | Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 980.0 kWh | Jul 1993 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Dixon Hydroelectric Dam | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Dixon, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 12.5 GWh | May 1925 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Greene Valley Gas Recovery | WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | Naperville, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 22.5 GWh | Apr 1996 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Livingston Generating Facility | Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc | Pontiac, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 50.1 GWh | Nov 1999 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| MPEA Energy Center | Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Auth | Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.0 MWh | Dec 1996 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| MRP Rocky Road LLC | Lincoln Operating Services, LLC | East Dundee, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 12.4 GWh | May 1999 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Kendall County Generation Facility | Dynegy Kendall Energy LLC | Minooka, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 5.5 TWh | Feb 2002 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Nelson Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Rock Falls, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 3.0 TWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Museum of Science and Industry | Museum of Science and Industry | Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 41.2 MWh | Mar 2003 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Shady Oaks Wind Farm | Algonquin Power Co | Compton, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 302.3 GWh | Apr 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Adkins Energy LLC | Adkins Energy LLC | Lena, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 38.7 GWh | Jul 2002 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Kishwaukee CHP Plant | Four Rivers Sanitation Authority | Rockford, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 9.1 GWh | Dec 2009 | May 2026 | Other Biomass Gas : 89.5% Natural Gas : 10.5% |
| Loyola University Health Plant | Loyola University Health System | Maywood, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 19.5 GWh | Aug 2005 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Northeastern Illinois University Cogen | Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 2.0 MWh | Jul 1995 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| North Chicago Energy Center | Energy Systems Group LLC | North Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 38.2 GWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Kelly Creek Wind Project | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Cabery, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 620.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Triton East and West Cogen | Triton College | River Grove, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 910.0 MWh | Mar 1998 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Rochelle Energy Center | Frontier Operation Services | Rochelle, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 13.1 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Lake Forest Hospital Central Energy Plan | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital | Lake Forest, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 170.0 MWh | May 1996 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Rockford Solar Farm | Rockford Solar Partners | Rockford, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 3.5 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Walnut Ridge Wind Farm | BHE Renewables, LLC | Sheffield, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 772.2 GWh | Nov 2018 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Com Adam 1WF-1 | FPC Services Inc. | Sublette, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 7.0 GWh | Sep 2007 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Pilot Hill Wind Farm | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Herscher, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 588.6 GWh | Jul 2015 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Radfords Run Wind Farm | RWE Clean Energy | Maroa, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 916.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Chicago West Side Energy Center | Energy Systems Group LLC | Chicago, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 17.4 GWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Northwest Community Hospital | Northwest Community Hospital | Arlington Heights, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 587.0 MWh | May 1996 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Rock Falls, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 863.1 GWh | Mar 2023 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Green River Wind Farm | Green River Wind Farm Phase 1, LLC | Deer Grove, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 497.3 GWh | Oct 2019 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Argonne National Laboratory CHP | Argonne National Laboratory | Lemont, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 40.3 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Agrimony 1 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Warren, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Factory | City of Springfield - (IL) | Springfield, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 132.0 MWh | Jul 1973 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Coffeen Solar BESS | Vistra Corp | Coffeen, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 92.6 GWh | Nov 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Baldwin Solar BESS | Vistra Corp | Baldwin, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 146.6 GWh | Nov 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Lotus Wind | Lotus Wind, LLC | Modesto, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 135.1 GWh | - | May 2026 | Wind |
| Prosperity Wind | Prosperity Wind, LLC | Deland, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 931.6 GWh | Dec 2024 | May 2026 | Wind |
| St. Clair Solar 3 | Pivot Energy | Washington Park, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.5 GWh | May 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Kankakee Solar 3 | Pivot Energy | Manteno, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.4 GWh | Oct 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Altamont | City of Altamont - (IL) | Altamont, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 75.0 MWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Rockton | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Rockton, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Dec 1928 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Armstrong 1 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greenwood, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Nov 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Industrial Park | City of Rock Falls - (IL) | Rock Falls, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 838.0 MWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Avenue A Generator Sets | City of Rock Falls - (IL) | Rock Falls, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 224.0 MWh | Aug 2000 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alsey | Prairie Power, Inc | Alsey, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 34.7 GWh | May 1999 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Agrimony 2 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Warren, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | May 2025 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Venice | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Venice, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.3 GWh | May 2002 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Kankakee Solar 1 | Pivot Energy | Bourbonnais, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.6 GWh | Apr 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Tilton | Tilton Energy LLC | Tilton, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 53.8 GWh | May 1999 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| State Farm | State Farm Insurance | Bloomington, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 30.0 MWh | Sep 1996 | May 2026 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Upper Sterling | City of Rock Falls - (IL) | Rock Falls, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.8 GWh | May 1988 | May 2025 | Water |
| Lowe's - 1845 - Chicago Brickyard, IL | North Narragansett Avenue Solar Project 2022, LLC | Chicago, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 GWh | Jan 2025 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| City of Peru Hydro-Electric Generating S | City of Peru - (IL) | Utica, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 17.2 GWh | Aug 1996 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| City of Peru Rail Generating Station | City of Peru - (IL) | Peru, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 53.0 MWh | Aug 2011 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta | City of Peru - (IL) | Peru, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 33.0 MWh | Sep 1968 | Dec 2025 | Jet Fuel |
| USS Origami Solar | USS Origami Solar LLC | Fulton, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 GWh | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Cattail Solar | USS Cattail Solar LLC | Fulton, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | Jul 2025 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Boomtown Renewable Energy Center | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Carmi, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 289.9 GWh | Nov 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Cass County Renewable Energy Center | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Beardstown, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 305.9 GWh | Nov 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Interstate | City of Springfield - (IL) | Springfield, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 57.5 GWh | Aug 1997 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8% |
| Pleasantville Solar Park | Pleasantville Solar Park LLC | Ipava, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 178.8 GWh | Oct 2025 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Illinois PV Knox 1A | SoCore Energy LLC | Yates City, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.5 GWh | Aug 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Clinton LFGTE | Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc | Clinton, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.4 GWh | Jan 2006 | May 2026 | Landfill Gas |
| Primient Decatur Plant Cogen | Primary Products Ingredients Americas, LLC | Decatur, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 150.0 GWh | Dec 1988 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Hickory Solar | Hickory Solar LLC | Jerseyville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 254.8 GWh | Aug 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Bishop Hill III | Invenergy Services LLC | Cambridge, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 425.5 GWh | May 2018 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Abel Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Morrison, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| John A Logan College Solar | REA Investments, LLC | Carterville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Bunker Hill Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Lyndon, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.3 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| DPC York | SoCore Energy LLC | Thomson, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.8 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Archer Daniels Midland Peoria | BioUrja Renewables LLC | Peoria, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 72.9 GWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Illinois PV Knox 1B | SoCore Energy LLC | Yates City, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Aug 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Macomb 2A | SoCore Energy LLC | Macomb, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Nov 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Rockford Plant | SoCore Energy LLC | Rockford, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.8 GWh | Nov 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Round Grove 1 | SoCore Energy LLC | Lyndon, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Round Grove 2 | SoCore Energy LLC | Lyndon, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.5 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Dayton Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Ottawa, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.9 GWh | Dec 1924 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Archer Daniels Midland Decatur | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Decatur, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 910.8 GWh | Mar 1987 | May 2026 | Bituminous Coal : 63.2% Subbituminous Coal : 36.5% |
| TAC-Distributed Energy Resource Hybrid | Ameren Illinois | Champaign, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 294.0 MWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2025 | Solar : 62.7% Wind : 37.0% |
| Yorktown 1 Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Lyndon, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Dec 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Yorktown 2 Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Lyndon, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Dec 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Eldorado Solar I | Sol Systems | Eldorado, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 317.4 GWh | Dec 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Cooks Mill PV I | Cooks Mill PV I, LLC | Matoon, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 44.9 GWh | - | May 2026 | Solar |
| Crooked Creek PV I | Crooked Creek PV I, LLC | Salem, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 41.8 GWh | - | May 2026 | Solar |
| Marion Solar 4b LLC | Pivot Energy | Sandoval, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.7 GWh | Apr 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Putnam Solar 1 | Pivot Energy | Granville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.6 GWh | Apr 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Putnam Solar 1B | Pivot Energy | Granville, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | May 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Baldwin Energy Complex | Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc | Baldwin, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.1 TWh | Jun 1970 | May 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Wolf Run Solar | Wolf Run Solar LLC | Chapin, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 305.3 GWh | Oct 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Moline | MidAmerican Energy Co | Moline, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.8 GWh | Dec 1941 | Dec 2025 | Water : 97.0% Natural Gas : 3.0% |