Dixon Hydroelectric Dam
Lee County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 54969 · Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor48%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1925
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), hydro 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.5 | 74.4% | — |
| 2002 | 17.3 | 65.8% | — |
| 2003 | 13.2 | 50.1% | — |
| 2004 | 14.6 | 55.4% | — |
| 2005 | 10.6 | 40.5% | — |
| 2006 | 17.7 | 67.5% | — |
| 2007 | 14.6 | 55.6% | — |
| 2008 | 8.7 | 33.0% | — |
| 2009 | 8.8 | 33.6% | — |
| 2010 | 12.6 | 47.9% | — |
| 2011 | 16.6 | 63.2% | — |
| 2012 | 13.6 | 51.5% | — |
| 2013 | 13.3 | 50.7% | — |
| 2014 | 13.6 | 51.9% | — |
| 2015 | 16 | 60.9% | — |
| 2016 | 16.9 | 64.1% | — |
| 2017 | 12 | 45.8% | — |
| 2018 | 15.9 | 60.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5 | 47.6% | — |
| 2020 | 17.1 | 64.8% | — |
| 2021 | 13.5 | 51.2% | — |
| 2022 | 14.3 | 54.6% | — |
| 2023 | 11.4 | 43.2% | — |
| 2024 | 11.3 | 42.7% | — |
| 2025 | 12.5 | 47.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jun 1925 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jun 1925 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jun 1925 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jun 1925 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jun 1925 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| STS Hydropower, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
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