Rantoul
Champaign County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 958 · Operator: Village of Rantoul - (IL)
Nameplate14MWSummer 14 MW
Generators8in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,415Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2000Runs as rarely runs
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 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 17,322 |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 17,178 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 0.2% | 9,968 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 0.2% | 9,958 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 0.2% | — |
| 2006 | 1.4 | 0.6% | 11,600 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 0.2% | 10,601 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 10,356 |
| 2009 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 10,694 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 10,125 |
| 2011 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 10,554 |
| 2012 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 10,745 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 10,444 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 9,709 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 9,842 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,739 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 10,619 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,482 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,038 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,618 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.7% | 9,726 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,775 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,860 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,065 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,887 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Aug 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Aug 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Aug 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 13 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Aug 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 14 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Aug 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 15 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jan 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 16 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jan 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Aug 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.2 | 0.7 | Jan 1951 | Retired Dec 2013 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.2 | 0.7 | Jan 1951 | Retired Dec 2014 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.2 | 0.7 | Apr 1953 | Retired Jan 2013 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.2 | 0.7 | Feb 1954 | Retired Dec 2014 | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.5 | 0.7 | Jul 1964 | Retired Oct 2012 | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 5.2 | 4.7 | Aug 1967 | Retired Mar 2017 | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 4 | 3 | Jul 1964 | Retired Mar 2017 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Village of Rantoul - (IL). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Village of Rantoul - (IL) | 100.0% | 14 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Rantoul Solar | 2 MW | 3.6 km |
| Champaign Solar, LLC | 4 MW | 19.3 km |
| Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, LLC | 150 MW | 20.5 km |
| Solar Star Urbana Landfill East | 2 MW | 21.3 km |
| Solar Star Urbana Landfill Central | 2 MW | 21.4 km |
| CED Champaign Solar LLC | 2 MW | 22.3 km |