LEE ENERGY FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 814 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Lee County
- Operator
- DUKE ENERGY COMMERCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55236
- Generators
- 8
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 117 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 1.9%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.8287, -89.4054
LEE ENERGY FACILITY, an 814 MW Natural Gas power plant in Lee County, Illinois. Operated by DUKE ENERGY COMMERCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, commissioned 2001.
How LEE ENERGY FACILITY compares
With 814 MW of capacity, LEE ENERGY FACILITY ranks 15th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 4th of the 50 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.5% of Illinois's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 147th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 56% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Lee County with 4 other operating plants, including SHADY OAKS WIND FARM and GSG LLC.
EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 692 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 814 MW). Net generation was 117 GWh in 2024 (a 1.9% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is EASY ROAD (345 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 2,975 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BYRON GENERATING STATION (2,450 MW, Nuclear).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
LEE ENERGY FACILITY is an 814 MW natural gas power plant in Lee County, IL, operated by DUKE ENERGY COMMERCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, commissioned in 2001. Lee County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.8 of 5 at the 69th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Lee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 6.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 42.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 14.4 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Lee 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 Lee 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.