Power plant · Illinois, United States
Waukegan Power Plant
Waukegan Power Plant is an idle power plant in Illinois, United States, with 112 MW of capacity, owned by Midwest Generations EME LLC.
Grid connection
It is idle (standby or backup), holding a 112 MW grid connection at 138 kV to the grid of Commonwealth Edison Co.
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 | Idle (standby or backup) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1968 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Midwest Generations EME LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Midwest Generations EME LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 112 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Petroleum Liquids | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Commonwealth Edison Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 138 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 42.3833, -87.8133 | 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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Waukegan is the 39th-largest of 39 power plants in Illinois and the 937th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 112 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 39th of 39 | 40,106 MW | 0.28% |
| United States | 937th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,410th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 26 data centers (1 operating, 369 MW) and 2 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISA | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Data center, Racine County (OSM way 1510420026) | Data center | — | — | 33 km |
| Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Mine | — | Operating | 33 km |
| Data center, Racine County (OSM way 919948160) | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Hillside Aggregates | Mine | — | Operating | 48 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Midwest Generations EME LLC
- Powerton1,786 MW
- Joliet 291,320 MW
- Will County1,269 MW
- Joliet 9508 MW
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
- Joliet 291,320 MW
Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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