Baldwin Energy Complex
Coal power plant · Randolph County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
1,260 MW
Rank in Illinois
#11
of 580 plants
In service since
1970
July 1970
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc
- County
- Randolph County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 2.39%
- Rank among coal plants in Illinois
- #4 of 8
- EIA plant code
- 889
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 635 MW | 581 MW | 1973 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 625 MW | 576 MW | 1970 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Illinois
| CPV Three Rivers Energy Center | Natural gas | 1,300 MW |
| Jackson Generation, LLC | Natural gas | 1,289 MW |
| Kendall County Generation Facility | Natural gas | 1,256 MW |
| Clinton Power Station | Nuclear | 1,138 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1,260 MW solar plant and a 1,260 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Illinois power plants · What Illinois actually generates