# Coal Plants Still Running in Illinois: All 9 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Illinois has 9 coal plants still running (4.4% of the US), #8 by count and #22 per person. From EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Coal Plants Still Running in Illinois

Illinois has **9 coal plants still running**: 4.4% of the US total of 205\. That ranks **#8 by count** and **#22 per person** (0.07 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Illinois has 9 coal plants still running, 4.4% of the US total of 205.
* That ranks #8 of 51 by count and #20 per person (0.07 per 100,000 residents).
* Pennsylvania has the most, with 13.
* Source: EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration), August 2026.

#22

national rank (per capita)

9

coal plants still running

0.07

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/), August 2026\. Plants with at least one operating coal-fired generator. A plant counts once however many coal units it has. Plants that switched to gas are not counted.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Illinois: 9 rows (CSV)](/downloads/coal-plants/illinois.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/coal-plants/us.csv)

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## All 9 coal plants still running in Illinois

| # | Name                             |
| - | -------------------------------- |
| 1 | Archer Daniels Midland Decatur   |
| 2 | Baldwin Energy Complex           |
| 3 | Dallman                          |
| 4 | Kincaid Generation LLC           |
| 5 | Marion                           |
| 6 | Newton                           |
| 7 | Powerton                         |
| 8 | Prairie State Generating Station |
| 9 | SIUC                             |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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