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Prairie State Generating Station

Prairie State Generating Co LLC · Illinois

Nameplate capacity

1,766 MW

Generators

Rank in IL

Technology & fuel

Primary technology: Conventional Steam Coal

Energy source: Bituminous Coal

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860/EIA-860M — currently operating generators at this plant, aggregated. Capacity is nameplate (rated maximum), not actual output.

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