Nameplate capacity
5.1 MW
Rank in Illinois
#193
of 580 plants
In service since
1998
June 1998
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- County
- Jackson County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among coal plants in Illinois
- #8 of 8
- EIA plant code
- 57928
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN5 | Conventional Steam Coal | 3.5 MW | 2.8 MW | 1998 | Operating |
| EMER | Petroleum Liquids | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 1998 | 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
| Flora Site A | Other | 5.4 MW |
| Lakeside | Other | 5.4 MW |
| State Farm | Other | 5.1 MW |
| AC IL - Hillsboro CSG | Solar | 5.0 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 5.1 MW solar plant and a 5.1 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