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COAL POWER PLANTSPrairie State Generating Station
Prairie State Generating Station is a 1,766 MW operating coal power plant in St Clair County, Illinois, operated by Prairie State Generating Co LLC.
Generators
Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.
| Unit | Technology | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 883 MW | |
| PC2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 883 MW |
Plant details
- Operator
- Prairie State Generating Co LLC
- Location
- St Clair County, Illinois
- Balancing authority
- MISO
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Capacity
- Operating: 1,766 MW
- First unit online
- Jun 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 55856
Location
38.2792, -89.6669
Nearby power plants
- Bee Hollow Solar, LLCSolar farms · 150 MW · 5.4 mi
- Tilden SolarSolar farms · 150 MW · 6.2 mi
- Prairie State Solar ProjectSolar farms · 99.0 MW · 6.8 mi
- SV CSG Wagner A LLCSolar farms · 2.0 MW · 8.4 mi
- Great Plains Solar, LLCSolar farms · 100 MW · 9.3 mi
- Snapdragon Solar, LLCSolar farms · 28.0 MW · 9.7 mi
- Baldwin Energy ComplexCoal power plants · 1,260 MW · 11.4 mi
- Baldwin Solar BESSSolar farms, Battery storage · 70.4 MW · 11.4 mi
- SV CSG Wagner B LLCSolar farms · 2.0 MW · 12.3 mi
- FreeburgOil-fired power plants · 10.8 MW · 16.8 mi
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem