BRAIDWOOD GENERATION STATION

How BRAIDWOOD GENERATION STATION compares

With 2,450 MW of capacity, BRAIDWOOD GENERATION STATION is the largest of the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and the largest of the 6 operating Nuclear plants in the state. It accounts for about 20% of Illinois's operating Nuclear capacity and 6.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 6th-largest of the 55 operating Nuclear plants in the database. Commissioned in 1988, it is older than 70% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EXELON NUCLEAR, runs 6 operating plants in Illinois totaling 12,415 MW. It shares Will County with 8 other operating plants, including ELWOOD ENERGY LLC and LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 2,450 MW of nameplate capacity, all nuclear technology. Net generation was 19,467 GWh in 2024 (a 90% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BRAIDWOOD (345 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 14 operating power plants totaling 9,087 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LASALLE GENERATING STATION (2,340 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CyrusOne Chicago (Lombard) in Lombard, about 43.1 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