Kincaid Generation LLC
Kincaid Generation LLC is a coal plant in Christian County, Illinois, operated by Dynegy Kincaid Generation. The operator has reported planned retirement dates for 1,319 MW of it, in 2027. Its oldest working unit dates from 1967, earlier than at any other coal plant in Illinois.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
1,319 MW
1,112 MW net summer capacity
2 operable units
- Coal steam1,319 MW100%
Unit by unit, 1967 to 2025
operating in 2025reported planned retirementbar height follows unit size
Unit 1 Coal steam, 660 MW, 1967
Unit 2 Coal steam, 660 MW, 1968
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
- 6Powerton1,786 MW
- 7Prairie State Generating Station1,766 MW
- 8Kincaid Generation LLCthis plant
- 9CPV Three Rivers Energy Center1,300 MW
- 10Jackson Generation, LLC1,289 MW
Other rankings
- All US power plants
- 176th of 14,286
- Power plants in Illinois
- 8th of 601
- US coal plants
- 59th of 195
- Coal plants in Illinois
- 3rd of 8
- Plants in the PJM Interconnection balancing area
- 43rd of 2,049
- Biggest single unit, among Illinois’s plants
- 9th of 601
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal steam | 660 MW | 556 MW | 1967 | Operating, retirement planned for 2027 |
| 2 | Coal steam | 660 MW | 556 MW | 1968 | Operating, retirement planned for 2027 |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- PJM Interconnection
- Reliability region
- ReliabilityFirst
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 345 kV
- Water source
- Sangchris Lake
- Nearest town on record
- Kincaid
- Operator type
- Independent producer
- Coordinates
- 39.591°N, 89.496°W
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