Nameplate capacity
17 MW
Rank in Illinois
#153
of 580 plants
In service since
1953
December 1953
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Breese - (IL)
- County
- Clinton County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Illinois
- #8 of 45
- EIA plant code
- 934
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1982 | Operating |
| IC3 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1968 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 1997 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.9 MW | 1.0 MW | 1953 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Reynolds | Other | 18 MW |
| North Ninth Street | Natural gas | 17 MW |
| Marshall (IL) | Other | 17 MW |
| City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta | Other | 16 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 17 MW solar plant and a 17 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