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Natural gas power plants in Illinois

112 natural gas power plants in Illinois, totaling 27.3 GW of nameplate capacity. Source: EIA.

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned pipeline — new additions by fuel type

Largest next additions — planned & under construction

Lincoln Land Energy Center
Natural gas · Pawnee, Illinois · Planned · exp. 2030
1,277 MW
ITT Cogen Facility
Natural gas · Chicago, Illinois · Under construction · exp. 2027
16 MW

All natural gas plants in Illinois

Collins
Natural gas · Morris, Illinois · Retired
2,650 MW
Elwood Energy LLC
Natural gas · Elwood, Illinois · Operating · COD 1999
1,728 MW
Joliet 29
Natural gas · Joliet, Illinois · Retired
1,320 MW
CPV Three Rivers Energy Center
Natural gas · Morris, Illinois · Operating · COD 2023
1,300 MW
Jackson Generation, LLC
Natural gas · Elwood, Illinois · Operating · COD 2022
1,289 MW
Lincoln Land Energy Center
Natural gas · Pawnee, Illinois · Planned · exp. 2030
1,277 MW
Kendall County Generation Facility
Natural gas · Minooka, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
1,256 MW
Aurora
Natural gas · Aurora, Illinois · Operating · COD 2001
1,086 MW
Venice
Natural gas · Venice, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
1,018 MW
University Park North
Natural gas · University Park, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
726 MW
Holland Energy Facility
Natural gas · Beecher City, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
702 MW
Lee Energy Facility
Natural gas · Dixon, Illinois · Operating · COD 2001
692 MW
Lincoln Generating Facility
Natural gas · Manhattan, Illinois · Operating · COD 2000
692 MW
Goose Creek Energy Center
Natural gas · Monticello, Illinois · Operating · COD 2003
684 MW
Grand Tower Energy Center LLC
Natural gas · Grand Tower, Illinois · Retired
641 MW
Nelson Energy Center
Natural gas · Rock Falls, Illinois · Operating · COD 2015
628 MW
Cordova Energy
Natural gas · Cordova, Illinois · Operating · COD 2001
611 MW
Zion Energy Center
Natural gas · Zion, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
597 MW
MRP Elgin LLC
Natural gas · Elgin, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
540 MW
Joliet 9
Natural gas · Joliet, Illinois · Retired
508 MW
Shelby Energy County
Natural gas · Neoga, Illinois · Operating · COD 2000
483 MW
Raccoon Creek Energy Center
Natural gas · Flora, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
456 MW
MRP Rocky Road LLC
Natural gas · East Dundee, Illinois · Operating · COD 1999
416 MW
Southeast Chicago Energy Project
Natural gas · Chicago, Illinois · Retired
407 MW
Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC
Natural gas · Rock Falls, Illinois · Operating · COD 2023
380 MW
Pinckneyville
Natural gas · Pinckneyville, Illinois · Operating · COD 2000
380 MW
Crete Energy Venture LLC
Natural gas · Crete, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
356 MW
University Park South
Natural gas · University Park, Illinois · Operating · COD 2001
353 MW
NRG Rockford I
Natural gas · Rockford, Illinois · Operating · COD 2000
316 MW
Calumet Energy Team LLC
Natural gas · Chicago, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
313 MW
Electric Junction
Natural gas · Aurora, Illinois · Retired
304 MW
MEPI GT Facility
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
302 MW
Calumet
Natural gas · Chicago, Illinois · Retired
278 MW
Gibson City Energy Center LLC
Natural gas · Gibson City, Illinois · Operating · COD 2000
270 MW
Kinmundy
Natural gas · Patoka, Illinois · Operating · COD 2001
270 MW
Morris Cogeneration LLC
Natural gas · Morris, Illinois · Operating · COD 1998
219 MW
Tilton
Natural gas · Tilton, Illinois · Operating · COD 1999
188 MW
Alsey
Natural gas · Alsey, Illinois · Operating · COD 1999
173 MW
NRG Rockford II Energy Center
Natural gas · Rockford, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
168 MW
Interstate
Natural gas · Springfield, Illinois · Operating · COD 1997
139 MW
Stallings
Natural gas · Granite City, Illinois · Retired
95 MW
University of Illinois Abbott Power Plt
Natural gas · Champaign, Illinois · Operating · COD 1940
83 MW
Moline
Natural gas · Moline, Illinois · Operating · COD 1942
76 MW
Freedom Power Project
Natural gas · St. Elmo, Illinois · Retired
71 MW
Oglesby
Natural gas · Oglesby, Illinois · Retired
70 MW
Primient Decatur Plant Cogen
Natural gas · Decatur, Illinois · Operating · COD 1989
65 MW
Archer Daniels Midland Peoria
Natural gas · Peoria, Illinois · Operating · COD 1988
64 MW
University of Illinois Cogen Facility
Natural gas · Chicago, Illinois · Operating · COD 1993
60 MW
Ingredion Incorporated
Natural gas · Bedford Park, Illinois · Operating · COD 1991
55 MW
ExxonMobil Oil Joliet Refinery
Natural gas · Channahon, Illinois · Operating · COD 1986
43 MW
Waterloo
Natural gas · Waterloo, Illinois · Operating · COD 1946
38 MW
Princeton (IL)
Natural gas · Princeton, Illinois · Operating · COD 1953
38 MW
Sterling Avenue
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
36 MW
Geneseo
Natural gas · Geneseo, Illinois · Operating · COD 1957
34 MW
Winnetka
Natural gas · Winnetka, Illinois · Operating · COD 1948
33 MW
Geneva Generation Facility
Natural gas · Geneva, Illinois · Operating · COD 2005
32 MW
South Main Street
Natural gas · Rochelle, Illinois · Retired · 1967
27 MW
Indian Trails Cogen 1
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
21 MW
North Ninth Street
Natural gas · Rochelle, Illinois · Operating · COD 1940
18 MW
Tuscola Station
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
18 MW
ITT Cogen Facility
Natural gas · Chicago, Illinois · Under construction · exp. 2027
16 MW
Great Lakes Central Power Plant
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
14 MW
Dixon Marquette
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
14 MW
North Chicago Energy Center
Natural gas · North Chicago, Illinois · Operating · COD 2003
12 MW
Farmer City
Natural gas · Farmer City, Illinois · Operating · COD 1951
11 MW
Loyola University Health Plant
Natural gas · Maywood, Illinois · Operating · COD 2005
11 MW
Alsip Paper Condominium Association
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
8 MW
INEOS Naperville Cogeneration Plant
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
8 MW
Hoffer Plastics
Natural gas · South Elgin, Illinois · Operating · COD 1992
7 MW
Adkins Energy LLC
Natural gas · Lena, Illinois · Operating · COD 2002
7 MW
General Mills West Chicago
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
6 MW
Argonne National Laboratory CHP
Natural gas · Lemont, Illinois · Operating · COD 2016
6 MW
Charter Dura-Bar
Natural gas · Woodstock, Illinois · Operating · COD 1992
6 MW
Mondelez Global LLC
Natural gas · Rockford, Illinois · Operating · COD 1995
5 MW
Nalco
Natural gas · Naperville, Illinois · Operating · COD 1985
5 MW
Archer Daniels Midland Taylorville
Natural gas · Taylorville, Illinois · Retired
5 MW
Ingersoll Milling Machine
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
5 MW
Northwest Community Hospital
Natural gas · Arlington Heights, Illinois · Operating · COD 1996
4 MW
1515 S Caron Road
Natural gas · Rochelle, Illinois · Retired
4 MW
CSL Behring LLC
Natural gas · Bradley, Illinois · Operating · COD 1993
4 MW
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
4 MW
IVEX Packaging
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
4 MW
Triton East and West Cogen
Natural gas · River Grove, Illinois · Operating · COD 1998
4 MW
Mars Snackfood US
Natural gas · Chicago, Illinois · Operating · COD 1987
4 MW
Chicago West Side Energy Center
Natural gas · Chicago, Illinois · Operating · COD 2003
4 MW
Bunge Oil
Natural gas · Bradley, Illinois · Retired
4 MW
Northeastern Illinois University Cogen
Natural gas · Chicago, Illinois · Operating · COD 1995
3 MW
Lake Forest Hospital Central Energy Plan
Natural gas · Lake Forest, Illinois · Operating · COD 1996
3 MW
Galesburg
Natural gas · Galesburg, Illinois · Retired
3 MW
WestRock (IL)
Natural gas · Aurora, Illinois · Operating · COD 1992
3 MW
Chicago
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
3 MW
Phelps Dodge Chicago Rod
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
2 MW
Milam Gas Recovery
Natural gas · East St. Lois, Illinois · Operating · COD 1991
2 MW
Evanston Township High School
Natural gas · Evanston, Illinois · Operating · COD 1992
2 MW
Westminster Place
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
2 MW
Fox Metro Water Reclamation District
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
2 MW
Biodyne Lansing
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
2 MW
Mooseheart Power House
Natural gas · Mooseheart, Illinois · Operating · COD 1986
2 MW
Museum of Science and Industry
Natural gas · Chicago, Illinois · Operating · COD 2003
2 MW
Saint Francis Hospital
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
2 MW
Entenmanns Cogeneration Facility
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
2 MW
Sherman Hospital
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
2 MW
Pekin Paperboard
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
2 MW
Woodridge Greene Valley Treatment Plant
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
2 MW
TAC-Distributed Energy Resource Hybrid
Natural gas · Champaign, Illinois · Operating · COD 2017
2 MW
Panduit Tinley Park
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
1 MW
Duraco Products
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
1 MW
Art Institute of Chicago
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
1 MW
Thornwood High School
Natural gas · South Holland, Illinois · Operating · COD 1996
1 MW
MTHS Co-Gen Buildings
Natural gas · Park Ridge, Illinois · Operating · COD 1992
1 MW
Thornridge High School
Natural gas · Dolton, Illinois · Operating · COD 1996
1 MW
Chicago Baking
Natural gas · Illinois · Retired
1 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)