Power plant · Illinois, United States
Lincoln Land Energy Center
Lincoln Land Energy Center is a planned power plant in Illinois, United States, with 1,277 MW of capacity, owned by Lincoln Land Energy Center LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Illinois | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2030 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Lincoln Land Energy Center LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Lincoln Land Energy Center LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,277 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.5788, -89.5798 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Lincoln Land Energy Center is the largest of 23 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Illinois and the 18th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 1,277 MW is 0.45% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 1st of 23 | 7,624 MW | 17% |
| United States | 18th of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.45% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 58th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | 0.19% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 mines (1 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown III Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 20 km |
| Mine #11 | Mine | — | Planned | 25 km |
| Deer Run Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 49 km |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Illinois
- Braidwood Generation Station2,450 MW
- Byron Generating Station2,450 MW
- LaSalle Generating Station2,340 MW
- Dresden Generating Station2,019 MW
- Quad Cities Generating Station2,019 MW
- Powerton1,786 MW
- Prairie State Generating Station1,766 MW
- Kincaid Generation LLC1,319 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.