BALDWIN ENERGY COMPLEX

How BALDWIN ENERGY COMPLEX compares

With 1,894 MW of capacity, BALDWIN ENERGY COMPLEX ranks 6th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and is the largest of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 25% of Illinois's operating Coal capacity and 4.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 37th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1970, it is older than 82% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Randolph County with one other operating plant, RED BUD.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,260 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 1,894 MW). Net generation was 6,487 GWh in 2024 (a 59% capacity factor), up 10% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1970 and 1973.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is RUSH ISLAND (345 kV), about 22.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 1,827 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PRAIRIE STATE GENERATNG STATION (1,766 MW). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Netrality St. Louis - 900 Walnut in St. Louis, about 34.4 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology