Baldwin Energy ComplexRetirement planned
Randolph County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 889 · Operator: Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc
×635 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Aug 2020)
Nameplate1,260MWSummer 1,157 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation5,820GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor57%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,850Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1970Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 10,931.1 | 72.7% | 10,627 |
| 2002 | 12,444.3 | 79.9% | 10,342 |
| 2003 | 13,090.4 | 84.2% | 10,233 |
| 2004 | 13,168.1 | 84.4% | 10,185 |
| 2005 | 12,618.5 | 81.4% | 9,999 |
| 2006 | 12,645.4 | 81.8% | 10,218 |
| 2007 | 13,486.1 | 87.3% | 10,158 |
| 2008 | 13,073.8 | 84.4% | 10,248 |
| 2009 | 12,185.9 | 79.0% | 10,362 |
| 2010 | 12,712.8 | 81.3% | 9,891 |
| 2011 | 13,445.6 | 86.0% | 9,841 |
| 2012 | 12,285.5 | 78.8% | 10,249 |
| 2013 | 12,529.3 | 80.6% | 10,263 |
| 2014 | 11,701.6 | 75.1% | 10,216 |
| 2015 | 10,305.8 | 66.2% | 10,260 |
| 2016 | 9,793.4 | 62.7% | 10,453 |
| 2017 | 7,874.3 | 50.6% | 10,187 |
| 2018 | 7,209.4 | 46.3% | 10,290 |
| 2019 | 6,292 | 40.4% | 10,441 |
| 2020 | 4,060.7 | 30.4% | 10,637 |
| 2021 | 6,885.3 | 67.9% | 10,610 |
| 2022 | 5,923 | 58.4% | 10,926 |
| 2023 | 5,898.9 | 58.2% | 10,881 |
| 2024 | 6,487.4 | 63.8% | 10,789 |
| 2025 | 6,509.6 | 64.2% | 10,675 |
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 Steam Coal | ST | 625.1 | 576 | Jul 1970 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2027 | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 634.5 | 581 | Mar 1973 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2027 | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 634.5 | 621 | Apr 1975 | Retired Aug 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc | 100.0% | 1,260 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Baldwin Solar BESS | 70 MW | 0.2 km |
| SV CSG Wagner B LLC | 2 MW | 3.1 km |
| Red Bud | 15 MW | 12.7 km |
| SV CSG Wagner A LLC | 2 MW | 14.1 km |
| Tilden Solar | 150 MW | 15 km |
| Bee Hollow Solar, LLC | — | 16 km |