McLeansboro
Hamilton County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 948 · Operator: City of McLeansboro - (IL)
×3 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Jan 2020)
Nameplate6MWSummer 5 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,310Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1950Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6 | 0.8% | 12,005 |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 0.4% | 12,332 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 9,448 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 8,612 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 9,742 |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,520 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,373 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,057 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 8,545 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.1% | 9,551 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,500 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,610 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,765 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,500 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | 8,938 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,667 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,038 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,037 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,781 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,310 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.6 | 0.4 | Dec 1950 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | Dec 1979 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.4 | 2.2 | Dec 1979 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1 | Jan 1995 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1 | Dec 1994 | Retired Jan 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jun 2002 | Retired Jan 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of McLeansboro - (IL). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of McLeansboro - (IL) | 100.0% | 6 MW |
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