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Highland

Highland is a 13.6 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Madison County, Illinois, operated by City of Highland - (IL).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 1967 (current stage)
  5. ClosedMar 2023 (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
IC7Petroleum Liquids4.4 MW Standby / back-upAug 1971
IC8Petroleum Liquids4.4 MW Standby / back-upAug 1971
IC1Petroleum Liquids1.6 MW Standby / back-upJul 1993
IC2Petroleum Liquids1.6 MW Standby / back-upJul 1993
IC3Petroleum Liquids1.6 MW Standby / back-upJul 1993
IC5Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW RetiredMar 1967Mar 2023
IC6Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW RetiredJan 1968Mar 2023

Plant details

Operator
City of Highland - (IL)
Location
Madison County, Illinois
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 13.6 MW
Retired: 4.0 MW
First unit online
Mar 1967
EIA plant ID
946

Location

38.7412, -89.6849

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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