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Carlyle

Carlyle is a 12.3 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Clinton County, Illinois, operated by City of Carlyle - (IL).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 1964 (current stage)
  5. ClosedAug 2017 (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
11Petroleum Liquids2.8 MW OperatingFeb 2019
8Petroleum Liquids2.5 MW OperatingOct 1998
9Petroleum Liquids2.5 MW OperatingSep 1999
10Petroleum Liquids2.5 MW OperatingOct 2003
7Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upAug 1964
1Petroleum Liquids3.0 MW RetiredAug 1971Aug 2017

Plant details

Operator
City of Carlyle - (IL)
Location
Clinton County, Illinois
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 12.3 MW
Retired: 3.0 MW
First unit online
Aug 1964
EIA plant ID
936

Location

38.6106, -89.3583

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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