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Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Rock Falls, IL · EIA plant 55183

Nelson Energy Center

Nelson Energy Center is a oil & gas power facility in Rock Falls, IL, with 628 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity628 MW4 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityInvenergy Services LLCEIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityPJMPJM Interconnection, LLC

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Oil & gas628 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Nearby in IL

Related facilities

IL · 0.0 miInvenergy Nelson Expansion LLC380 MW →IL · 3.3 miSCS Beltway 011754 Rock Falls, LLC1 MW →IL · 3.5 miIndustrial Park13 MW →IL · 3.7 miUpper Sterling2 MW →

Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

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