Farmer City
Natural gas power plant · DeWitt County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
11 MW
Rank in Illinois
#168
of 580 plants
In service since
1951
April 1951
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Farmer City - (IL)
- County
- DeWitt County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Illinois
- #49 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 941
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.5 MW | 2.8 MW | 1974 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.5 MW | 1.3 MW | 1967 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 0.9 MW | 1963 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.8 MW | 0.7 MW | 1951 | 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.
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| North Chicago Energy Center | Natural gas | 12 MW |
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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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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