Industrial Park
Whiteside County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 7934 · Operator: City of Rock Falls - (IL)
Nameplate13MWSummer 13 MW
Generators7in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,699Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2001Runs as rarely runs
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,123 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 7,907 |
| 2005 | 1.3 | 1.9% | 10,136 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 0.6% | 7,737 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.4% | 7,805 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 7,909 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 7,973 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 8,034 |
| 2011 | 0.3 | 0.4% | 7,929 |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 9,855 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 9,941 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 9,844 |
| 2015 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 10,004 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 0.5% | 10,350 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.6% | 10,182 |
| 2018 | 0.6 | 0.5% | 11,791 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 0.3% | 10,046 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.4% | 11,105 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.6% | 9,978 |
| 2022 | 0.5 | 0.4% | 10,289 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.5% | 10,036 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 0.5% | 10,031 |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 0.7% | 9,699 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jul 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jul 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jul 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jun 2002 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jun 2002 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.2 | 2.2 | Jul 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.2 | 2.2 | Jul 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Rock Falls - (IL). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Rock Falls - (IL) | 100.0% | 13 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| SCS Beltway 011754 Rock Falls, LLC | 1 MW | 0.4 km |
| Avenue A Generator Sets | 4 MW | 1.9 km |
| Upper Sterling | 2 MW | 2.1 km |
| Nelson Energy Center | 628 MW | 5.6 km |
| Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC | 380 MW | 5.7 km |
| Galt | 5 MW | 7.4 km |