Rantoul — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 958
- Capacity
- 14.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Oil
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Champaign, IL
- Operating Since
- 2000
- Generators
- 8
- Operator
- Village of Rantoul - (IL)
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 186 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- SERC
Rantoul
OperatingDistillate Oil
Ranked #12 of 33 Distillate Oil plants in IL#206 of 827 nationally
14.4 MW Distillate Oil operating in Champaign, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
14.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
8
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
2000
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.3122, -88.1594
County
Champaign, IL
Nearby Plants
- Rantoul SolarSolar2 MW · 3.6 km
- Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, LLCWind150.4 MW · 21.2 km
- Solar Star Urbana Landfill EastSolar1.9 MW · 21.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Village of Rantoul - (IL) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Village of Rantoul - (IL) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Rantoul power plant, located in Champaign County, Illinois, has a total capacity of 14.4 MW across eight generators. The plant's primary fuel source is distillate fuel oil (DFO), and it utilizes petroleum liquids technology. It began operating in 2000 and is owned and operated by the Village of Rantoul (IL). The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year for which data is available, the plant generated 186 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%. The Rantoul plant is ranked 14th out of 35 power plants in Illinois and 248th out of 886 plants nationally. Recent news coverage of the plant includes 3 articles related to hazards and 1 article related to the industry.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
4 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
11 MWh
Latest Month
186 MWh
Annual Generation
0.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
News & Articles (10)Beta
General
2026 HOT ROD Power Tour: Official Dates, Locations, and Registration Details
The 2026 HOT ROD Power Tour rolls along historic Route 66 from Illinois to Oklahoma, June 8–12, 2026, celebrating the highway's 100th...
HOT ROD Network·3 months ago
General
Local mother blessed with Habitat for Humanity home in Rantoul
RANTOUL, Ill. (WAND) - Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County will dedicate its 5th home of the year at the end of the month.
wandtv.com·4 months ago
General
What happens if new data centers come to C-U? A look at the environmental costs
The steady hum inside the National Petascale Computing Facility (NPCF) is so loud that it's hard to hear anything else inside.
IPM Newsroom·5 months ago
Industry·corporate
Rantoul mayor responds to distribution center layoffs, facility transition
Update: 12:30 p.m. 9/17/2025 RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — Rantoul Mayor Samuel Hall, III has shared a statement about Revelyst Inc.'s decision to...
Rantoul (other)Samuel Hall, III (executive)
WCIA.com·6 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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