Nuclear Power Plants in Illinois

Illinois has 6 nuclear power plants in the Bywatts database, totaling 12.4 GW of nameplate capacity. The largest is BRAIDWOOD GENERATION STATION (2,450 MW), operated by EXELON NUCLEAR.

6Plants
12.4 GWCombined capacity

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All 6 nuclear plants in Illinois

PlantCapacity (MW)OperatorCommissioned
BRAIDWOOD GENERATION STATION2,450EXELON NUCLEAR1988
BYRON GENERATING STATION2,450EXELON NUCLEAR1985
LASALLE GENERATING STATION2,340EXELON NUCLEAR1984
DRESDEN GENERATING STATION2,019EXELON NUCLEAR1970
QUAD CITIES GENERATING STATION2,019EXELON NUCLEAR1972
CLINTON POWER STATION1,138EXELON NUCLEAR1987