Clinton Power Station

OperatingNuclear

Ranked #6 of 6 Nuclear plants in IL#45 of 57 nationally

1138.3 MW Nuclear operating in DeWitt, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

1,138.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Nuclear

Technology

1987

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.1719, -88.8339

County

DeWitt, IL

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Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Constellation Nuclear	Exelon Generation	Constellation Energy
Owner(s)	Constellation Nuclear	Exelon	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Clinton Power Station is a nuclear power plant located near Clinton, Illinois, USA. The power station began commercial operation on November 24, 1987 and has a nominal net electric output of 1062 MWe. Due to inflation and cost overruns, Clinton's final construction cost was $4.25 billion, nearly 1,000% over the original budget of $430 million and seven years behind schedule.

Read more on Wikipedia

Clinton Power Station is a nuclear power plant located in DeWitt County, Illinois. The plant has a total capacity of 1138.3 MW and began operating in 1987. It is owned by Exelon and operated by Constellation Nuclear. The plant utilizes a single nuclear reactor. Clinton Power Station is connected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) and falls within the SERC NERC region.

In the most recent year with available data, Clinton Power Station generated 8,337,539 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 83.6%. The plant ranks 6th out of 6 power plants in Illinois and 43rd out of 55 nationally.

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