NEWTON
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,235 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Jasper County
- Operator
- AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1977
- EIA plant ID
- 6017
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,821 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 52%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.9371, -88.2761
NEWTON, a 1,235 MW Coal power plant in Jasper County, Illinois. Operated by AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO, commissioned 1977.
How NEWTON compares
With 1,235 MW of capacity, NEWTON ranks 13th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 4th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 16% of Illinois's operating Coal capacity and 3.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 93rd-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1977, it is older than 78% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO, runs 3 operating plants in Illinois totaling 2,045 MW.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 617 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 1,235 MW). Net generation was 2,821 GWh in 2024 (a 52% capacity factor), down 20% from 2022.
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 474 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is RACCOON CREEK ENERGY CENTER (456 MW, Natural Gas).
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
NEWTON is a 1,235 MW coal power plant in Jasper County, IL, operated by AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO, commissioned in 1977. Jasper County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.2 of 5 at the 55th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 91st percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Jasper County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Hail | Very Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 6.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.63 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.36 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 48.6 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 21st | 1.9 of 5 | 7.9 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Jasper 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 Jasper 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.