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Freeburg

Freeburg is a 10.8 MW operating oil-fired power plant in St Clair County, Illinois, operated by Village of Freeburg - (IL).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 1948 (current stage)
  5. Closed (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
7Petroleum Liquids2.6 MW Out of service long-termJul 1986
6Petroleum Liquids1.8 MW Standby / back-upAug 1974
8Petroleum Liquids1.8 MW Standby / back-upJan 1996
9Petroleum Liquids1.8 MW Standby / back-upJan 1996
10Petroleum Liquids1.8 MW Standby / back-upSep 2007
11Petroleum Liquids1.8 MW Standby / back-upSep 2007
12Petroleum Liquids1.8 MW Standby / back-upSep 2007
4Petroleum Liquids1.0 MW Out of service long-termAug 1959
3Petroleum Liquids0.6 MW Out of service long-termAug 1953
1Petroleum Liquids0.4 MW Out of service long-termAug 1948
2Petroleum Liquids0.4 MW Out of service long-termAug 1948

Plant details

Operator
Village of Freeburg - (IL)
Location
St Clair County, Illinois
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Out of service: 5.0 MW
Operating: 10.8 MW
First unit online
Aug 1948
EIA plant ID
943

Location

38.4256, -89.9144

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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