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Breese

Breese is a 16.9 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Clinton County, Illinois, operated by City of Breese - (IL).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 1953 (current stage)
  5. ClosedJan 2003 (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
2Petroleum Liquids3.0 MW OperatingJun 1982
IC3Petroleum Liquids3.0 MW Standby / back-upJul 1968
5Petroleum Liquids2.5 MW OperatingJul 1992
6Petroleum Liquids2.5 MW OperatingJul 1997
7Petroleum Liquids2.5 MW OperatingFeb 2008
8Petroleum Liquids2.5 MW OperatingOct 2014
IC1Petroleum Liquids0.9 MW Standby / back-upDec 1953
ST2Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW RetiredAug 1960Jan 2003

Plant details

Operator
City of Breese - (IL)
Location
Clinton County, Illinois
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 16.9 MW
Retired: 2.0 MW
First unit online
Dec 1953
EIA plant ID
934

Location

38.6075, -89.5245

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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