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City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta

City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta is a 16.3 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Lasalle County, Illinois, operated by City of Peru - (IL).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 1960 (current stage)
  5. ClosedDec 2011 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GT1Petroleum Liquids10 MW OperatingOct 1968
6Petroleum Liquids6.3 MW OperatingMay 1972
4Natural Gas Steam Turbine7.5 MW RetiredDec 1960May 2002
IC1Petroleum Liquids6.3 MW RetiredSep 1973Dec 2011
3Petroleum Liquids1.8 MW RetiredMay 2002Nov 2010
IC2Petroleum Liquids1.8 MW RetiredJun 2000Nov 2010
IC3Petroleum Liquids1.8 MW RetiredJun 2000Apr 2011

Plant details

Operator
City of Peru - (IL)
Location
Lasalle County, Illinois
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 16.3 MW
Retired: 19.2 MW
First unit online
Dec 1960
EIA plant ID
68752

Location

41.3243, -89.1241

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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