Coal power plants in Illinois
Illinois has 9 operating coal power plants with 7.4 GW of capacity.
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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.
The largest coal power plants in Illinois
Operating, by capacity
| # | Coal power plant | Year online | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powerton | 1975 | 1,786 MW |
| 2 | Prairie State Generating Station | 2012 | 1,766 MW |
| 3 | Kincaid Generation LLC | 1968 | 1,319 MW |
| 4 | Baldwin Energy Complex | 1973 | 1,260 MW |
| 5 | Newton | 1977 | 617 MW |
| 6 | Archer Daniels Midland Decatur | 2005 | 335 MW |
| 7 | Dallman | 2009 | 230 MW |
| 8 | Marion | 1963 | 99 MW |
| 9 | SIUC | 1998 | 4 MW |
Coal power plants that came online most recently in Illinois
Newest first
| # | Coal power plant | Year online | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prairie State Generating Station | 2012 | 1,766 MW |
| 2 | Dallman | 2009 | 230 MW |
| 3 | Archer Daniels Midland Decatur | 2005 | 335 MW |
| 4 | SIUC | 1998 | 4 MW |
| 5 | Newton | 1977 | 617 MW |
| 6 | Powerton | 1975 | 1,786 MW |
| 7 | Baldwin Energy Complex | 1973 | 1,260 MW |
| 8 | Kincaid Generation LLC | 1968 | 1,319 MW |
| 9 | Marion | 1963 | 99 MW |
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans
How Cleanview tracks coal power plants
Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.
Questions about coal power plants in Illinois
- How many coal power plants are in Illinois?
- Illinois has 9 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 7.4 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
- What is the largest coal power plant in Illinois?
- Powerton in Tazewell County, Illinois is the largest, at 1,786 MW. It came online in 1975.
- How many coal power plants were built in Illinois in 2025?
- 0 coal power plants came online in Illinois in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
- Who is developing coal power plants in Illinois?
- Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.
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