GOOSE CREEK ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 684 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Piatt County
- Operator
- UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 55496
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 0.763 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- under 0.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.1071, -88.5994
GOOSE CREEK ENERGY CENTER, a 684 MW Natural Gas power plant in Piatt County, Illinois. Operated by UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO), commissioned 2003.
How GOOSE CREEK ENERGY CENTER compares
With 684 MW of capacity, GOOSE CREEK ENERGY CENTER ranks 18th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 7th of the 50 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.6% of Illinois's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 206th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 72% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO), runs 5 operating plants in Illinois totaling 2,376 MW.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 684 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 0.763 GWh in 2024 (a capacity factor under 0.1%).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 1,570 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CLINTON POWER STATION (1,138 MW, Nuclear).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
GOOSE CREEK ENERGY CENTER is a 684 MW natural gas power plant in Piatt County, IL, operated by UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO), commissioned in 2003. Piatt County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 62nd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 85th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Piatt County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.49 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 9.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 6.6 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 47.7 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Piatt County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Piatt County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.