Milam Gas Recovery
St. Clair County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 50566 · Operator: WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation19GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor92%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,022Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1991Runs as baseload
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18 | — | — |
| 2002 | 19.2 | — | — |
| 2003 | 18.6 | — | — |
| 2004 | 19 | — | — |
| 2005 | 19.8 | — | — |
| 2006 | 19.4 | — | — |
| 2007 | 16.6 | — | — |
| 2008 | 17.6 | — | — |
| 2009 | 18.5 | — | — |
| 2010 | 18.1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 19 | — | — |
| 2012 | 18.4 | — | — |
| 2013 | 18.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | 18.5 | — | — |
| 2015 | 18 | — | — |
| 2016 | 18 | 53.8% | 11,289 |
| 2017 | 17.8 | 84.8% | 11,141 |
| 2018 | 19.2 | 91.2% | 10,846 |
| 2019 | 19.4 | 92.2% | 10,786 |
| 2020 | 19.1 | 90.8% | 10,755 |
| 2021 | 19.6 | 93.1% | 10,727 |
| 2022 | 19.3 | 91.8% | 10,753 |
| 2023 | 19.3 | 92.0% | 10,888 |
| 2024 | 19.4 | 92.0% | 11,016 |
| 2025 | 19.4 | 92.1% | 11,022 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Apr 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Apr 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Mar 1993 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
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