City of Peru Plank Road Generating Station
Other power plant · LaSalle County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
14 MW
Rank in Illinois
#163
of 580 plants
In service since
2011
April 2011
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Peru - (IL)
- County
- LaSalle County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Illinois
- #16 of 45
- EIA plant code
- 955
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 2.7 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 2.7 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 13 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 2.7 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 14 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 2.7 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 15 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 2.7 MW | 2011 | 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
| Rantoul | Other | 14 MW |
| Highland | Other | 14 MW |
| Carmi | Other | 13 MW |
| Industrial Park | Other | 13 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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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