TATE & LYLE DECATUR PLANT COGEN
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 62 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Macon County
- Operator
- TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1989
- EIA plant ID
- 10867
- Generators
- 1
- Net generation (2024)
- 254 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 45%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.8490, -88.9322
TATE & LYLE DECATUR PLANT COGEN, a 62 MW Coal power plant in Macon County, Illinois. Operated by TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS INC, commissioned 1989.
How TATE & LYLE DECATUR PLANT COGEN compares
With 62 MW of capacity, TATE & LYLE DECATUR PLANT COGEN ranks 67th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 9th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of Illinois's operating Coal capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 258th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1989, it is older than 68% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Macon County with 2 other operating plants, ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND DECATUR and PPG INDUSTRIES WORKS 14.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 65 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 254 GWh in 2024 (a 45% capacity factor), down 11% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 1,503 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CLINTON POWER STATION (1,138 MW, Nuclear).
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
TATE & LYLE DECATUR PLANT COGEN is a 62 MW coal power plant in Macon County, IL, operated by TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS INC, commissioned in 1989. Macon County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.3 of 5 at the 58th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 84th 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.
Macon County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.65 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 8.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 47.6 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Macon 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 Macon 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.