Natural Gas Power Plants in Illinois
Illinois has 64 natural gas power plants in the Bywatts database, 14 of them retired and one partly retired according to EIA-860. Together they total 16.6 GW of nameplate capacity, 14.9 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is ELWOOD ENERGY LLC (1,728 MW), operated by DOMINION ELWOOD SERVICES CO.
64Plants
16.6 GWCombined capacity
All 64 natural gas plants in Illinois
| Plant | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELWOOD ENERGY LLC | 1,728 | DOMINION ELWOOD SERVICES CO | 1999 |
| AURORA | 1,275 | NRG WHOLESALE GENERATION LP | 2001 |
| KENDALL COUNTY GENERATION FACILITY | 1,256 | DYNEGY KENDALL ENERGY LLC | 2002 |
| LEE ENERGY FACILITY | 814 | DUKE ENERGY COMMERCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT | 2001 |
| HOLLAND ENERGY FACILITY | 702 | NAES CORPORATION - (WA) | 2002 |
| LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY | 692 | LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY LLC | 2000 |
| GOOSE CREEK ENERGY CENTER | 684 | UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO) | 2003 |
| GRAND TOWER Retired 2024 | 647 | AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO | · |
| CORDOVA ENERGY | 611 | CORDOVA ENERGY CO LLC | 2001 |
| ZION ENERGY CENTER | 597 | ZION ENERGY LLC | 2002 |
| VENICE | 586 | UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO) | 2002 |
| ELGIN ENERGY CENTER | 540 | AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO | 2002 |
| UNIVERSITY PARK NORTH | 540 | LSP UNIVERSITY PARK LLC | 2002 |
| ENERGY SHELBY COUNTY | 483 | NRG WHOLESALE GENERATION LP | 2000 |
| RACCOON CREEK ENERGY CENTER | 456 | UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO) | 2002 |
| ROCKY ROAD POWER LLC | 416 | ROCKY ROAD POWER LLC | 1999 |
| SOUTHEAST CHICAGO ENERGY PROJECT Retired 2024 | 407 | EXELON POWER | · |
| PINCKNEYVILLE | 380 | UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO) | 2000 |
| CRETE ENERGY VENTURE LLC | 356 | CRETE ENERGY VENTURE LLC | 2002 |
| UNIVERSITY PARK SOUTH | 342 | UNIVERSITY PARK ENERGY LLC | 2001 |
| NRG ROCKFORD I | 316 | INDECK OPERATIONS INC | 2000 |
| CALUMET ENERGY TEAM LLC | 313 | IPA OPERATIONS INC - CALUMET | 2002 |
| MEPI GT FACILITY Retired 2022 | 302 | MIDWEST ELECTRIC POWER INC | · |
| GIBSON CITY | 270 | AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO | 2000 |
| KINMUNDY | 270 | UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO) | 2001 |
| TILTON | 188 | TILTON ENERGY LLC | 1999 |
| MORRIS COGENERATION LLC | 179 | MORRIS COGENERATION LLC | 1998 |
| NRG ROCKFORD II ENERGY CENTER | 168 | INDECK OPERATIONS INC | 2002 |
| INTERSTATE | 139 | CITY OF SPRINGFIELD - (IL) | 1997 |
| ALSEY | 125 | PRAIRIE POWER, INC | 1999 |
| STALLINGS Retired 2013 | 95 | DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION INC | · |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ABBOTT POWER PLT | 85 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | 1940 |
| MOLINE | 76 | MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO | 1942 |
| FREEDOM POWER PROJECT Retired 2024 | 71 | SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOP INC - (IL) | · |
| OGLESBY Retired 2013 | 70 | DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION INC | · |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND PEORIA Partly retired | 64 | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO | 1988 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COGEN FACILITY | 60 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | 1993 |
| PRINCETON | 38 | CITY OF PRINCETON - (IL) | 1953 |
| WINNETKA | 33 | VILLAGE OF WINNETKA - (IL) | 1948 |
| GENESEO | 32 | CITY OF GENESEO - (IL) | 1957 |
| GENEVA GENERATION FACILITY | 30 | CITY OF GENEVA- (IL) | 2005 |
| WATERLOO | 25 | CITY OF WATERLOO - (IL) | 1946 |
| NORTH NINTH STREET | 18 | ROCHELLE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES | 1940 |
| BP NAPERVILLE COGENERATION FACILITY Retired 2023 | 8 | BP AMERICA INC | · |
| ITT COGEN FACILITY Retired 2024 | 7 | ILLINOIS INSTITUTE-TECHNOLOGY | · |
| HOFFER PLASTICS | 7 | HOFFER PLASTICS | 1992 |
| GENERAL MILLS WEST CHICAGO Retired 2016 | 6 | GENERAL MILLS INC | · |
| WELLS MANUFACTURING DURA BAR DIVISION | 6 | WELLS MANUFACTURING CO | 1992 |
| SOUTH MAIN STREET | 5 | ROCHELLE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES | 1967 |
| MONDELEZ GLOBAL LLC | 5 | KRAFT FOODS | 1995 |
| NALCO | 5 | NALCO CO | 1985 |
| 1515 S CARON ROAD Retired 2022 | 4 | ROCHELLE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES | · |
| CSL BEHRING LLC | 4 | CSL BEHRING LLC | 1993 |
| BUNGE OIL Retired 2017 | 4 | BUNGE FOODS | · |
| MARS SNACKFOOD US | 4 | M&M MARS INC | 1987 |
| ROCK-TENN | 3 | ROCK-TENN CO | 1992 |
| FOX METRO WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT Retired 2018 | 2 | FOX METRO WATER RECLAMATION | · |
| MOOSEHEART POWER HOUSE | 2 | MOOSE INTERNATIONAL | 1986 |
| WOODRIDGE GREENE VALLEY TREATMENT PLANT Retired 2020 | 2 | DUPAGE COUNTY | · |
| PANDUIT TINLEY PARK Retired 2018 | 1 | PANDUIT CORP | · |
| THORNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL | 1 | THORTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DIST | 1996 |
| THORNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 1 | THORTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DIST | 1996 |
| LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL | · | LITTLE CO OF MARY HOSPITAL | · |
| SHERMAN HOSPITAL | · | SHERMAN HOSPITAL | · |