LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 692 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Will County
- Operator
- LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2000
- EIA plant ID
- 55222
- Generators
- 8
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 9.5 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.2%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.3933, -87.9436
LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY, a 692 MW Natural Gas power plant in Will County, Illinois. Operated by LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY LLC, commissioned 2000.
How LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY compares
With 692 MW of capacity, LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY ranks 17th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 6th 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 192nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2000, it is newer than 51% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Will County with 8 other operating plants, including BRAIDWOOD GENERATION STATION and ELWOOD ENERGY LLC.
EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 692 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 9.5 GWh in 2024 (a 0.2% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is LINCOLN (345 kV), under 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 17 operating power plants totaling 8,952 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 31.8 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
Weather peril exposure
LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY is a 692 MW natural gas power plant in Will County, IL, operated by LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY LLC, commissioned in 2000. Will County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 7th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 83rd 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.
Will County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Tornado | Very High | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.62 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 14.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 44.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 5.6 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Will 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 Will 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.