Nameplate capacity
1.1 MW
Rank in Illinois
#566
of 580 plants
In service since
1929
January 1929
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC
- County
- Winnebago County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among hydro plants in Illinois
- #7 of 7
- EIA plant code
- 903
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 1929 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 1929 | Operating |
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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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 1.1 MW solar plant and a 1.1 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