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OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

Carmi

Carmi is a 13.4 MW operating oil-fired power plant in White County, Illinois, operated by City of Carmi - (IL).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 1939 (current stage)
  5. ClosedDec 2019 (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
13Petroleum Liquids4.4 MW OperatingDec 1973
12Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW OperatingDec 1967
9Petroleum Liquids1.7 MW OperatingDec 1958
10Petroleum Liquids1.7 MW OperatingDec 1958
8Petroleum Liquids1.4 MW OperatingDec 1951
7Petroleum Liquids1.1 MW OperatingDec 1948
14Petroleum Liquids1.1 MW OperatingJul 2013
11Petroleum Liquids2.7 MW RetiredDec 1963Dec 2019
6Petroleum Liquids0.7 MW RetiredDec 1939May 2014
5Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.6 MW RetiredDec 1945Jul 2013

Plant details

Operator
City of Carmi - (IL)
Location
White County, Illinois
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 13.4 MW
Retired: 4.0 MW
First unit online
Dec 1939
EIA plant ID
937

Location

38.0967, -88.1631

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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