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Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Rock Falls, IL · EIA plant 7474

Upper Sterling

Upper Sterling is a hydro power facility in Rock Falls, IL, with 2 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity2 MW2 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityCity of Rock Falls - (IL)EIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityMISOMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Hydro2 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesConventional Hydroelectric

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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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