DRESDEN GENERATING STATION

How DRESDEN GENERATING STATION compares

With 2,019 MW of capacity, DRESDEN GENERATING STATION ranks 4th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 4th of the 6 operating Nuclear plants in the state. It accounts for about 16% of Illinois's operating Nuclear capacity and 4.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 21st-largest of the 55 operating Nuclear plants in the database. Commissioned in 1970, it is older than 82% 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 Grundy County with one other operating plant, MORRIS COGENERATION LLC.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 2,019 MW of nameplate capacity, all nuclear technology. Net generation was 15,252 GWh in 2024 (an 86% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1970 and 1971.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is COLLINS (765 kV), about 4.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 9,212 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BRAIDWOOD GENERATION STATION (2,450 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles are 9 mapped data centers; the nearest is CyrusOne Chicago (Lombard) in Lombard, about 34.1 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