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List of power stations in Illinois

List of power stations in Illinois

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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Illinois, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Illinois had a total summer capacity of 44,163 MW and a net generation of 185,223 GWh through all of its power plants.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was approximately 54.9% nuclear, 15.9% natural gas, 15.3% coal, 12.4% wind, 1.1% solar, 0.2% biomass, 0.2% petroleum & other gases, 0.1% hydroelectric, and 0.1% other. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 1,536 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid in 2023.[1]

Sources of Illinois utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023[1]

  Nuclear (54.9%)
  Natural Gas (15.9%)
  Coal (15.3%)
  Wind (12.4%)
  Solar (1.1%)
  Biomass (0.2%)
  Petroleum & Other Gases (0.2%)
  Hydroelectric (0.1%)
  Other (0.1%)

Illinois generated more energy from its six nuclear power stations than any other U.S. state in 2019.[3] Legislation in 2016 and 2021 provided state financial incentives which delayed the closure of several plants.[4][5]

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Power generating stations in Illinois by type as of 2014.

Nuclear plants

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Fossil-fuel plants

Coal

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A Only one of three original units remains in operation as of 2017.[28]
B Unit 1 remains operational, as Unit 2 has been shuttered since 2016.

Natural gas

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Renewable plants

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[39]

Wind

See also: Wind power in Illinois
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Solar photovoltaic

See also: Solar power in Illinois

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Hydroelectric

See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Illinois
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Biomass

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Energy storage

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Proposed power stations

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Closed/Cancelled stations

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See also

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