Baldwin Energy Complex
Baldwin Energy Complex is a coal plant in Randolph County, Illinois, operated by Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc. The operator has reported planned retirement dates for 1,260 MW of it, in 2027. Retired units here add up to 634 MW across 1 unit, taken out of service in 2020. Its oldest working unit dates from 1970, the second-earliest start among Illinois’s 8 coal plants.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
1,260 MW
1,157 MW net summer capacity
2 operable units
- Coal steam1,260 MW100%
Unit by unit, 1970 to 2025
operating in 2025retiredreported planned retirementbar height follows unit size
Unit 1 Coal steam, 625 MW, 1970
Unit 2 Coal steam, 634 MW, 1973
Unit 3 Coal steam, 634 MW, 1975–2020
Among Illinois’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1Braidwood Generation Station2,450 MW
- 2Byron Generating Station2,450 MW
- 3LaSalle Generating Station2,340 MW
- 9CPV Three Rivers Energy Center1,300 MW
- 10Jackson Generation, LLC1,289 MW
- 11Baldwin Energy Complexthis plant
- 12Kendall County Generation Facility1,256 MW
- 13MPH Elwood1,152 MW
Other rankings
- All US power plants
- 201st of 14,286
- Power plants in Illinois
- 11th of 601
- US coal plants
- 65th of 195
- Coal plants in Illinois
- 4th of 8
- Plants in the MISO (Midcontinent) balancing area
- 29th of 2,383
- Biggest single unit, among Illinois’s plants
- 12th of 601
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal steam | 625 MW | 576 MW | 1970 | Operating, retirement planned for 2027 |
| 2 | Coal steam | 634 MW | 581 MW | 1973 | Operating, retirement planned for 2027 |
Retired units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | In service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Coal steam | 634 MW | 1975–2020 |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- MISO (Midcontinent)
- Reliability region
- SERC Reliability Corporation
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 345 kV
- Water source
- Baldwin Lake, Kaskaskia River
- Nearest town on record
- Baldwin
- Operator type
- Independent producer
- Coordinates
- 38.205°N, 89.854°W
Closest plants
| Plant | Runs on | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Solar BESS | Solar | 70.4 MW | 0.1 mi south |
| SV CSG Wagner B LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 1.9 mi south |
| Red Bud | Oil and petroleum | 15 MW | 7.9 mi west |
| SV CSG Wagner A LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 8.8 mi east |
| Tilden Solar | Solar | 150 MW | 9.3 mi east |
| Prairie State Generating Station | Coal | 1,766 MW | 11.4 mi northeast |
| Prairie State Solar Project | Solar | 99 MW | 14.9 mi east |
| Freeburg | Oil and petroleum | 15.8 MW | 15.6 mi north |