Commonwealth Edison Powerton Generating Station

USA / Illinois / Mapleton / East Manito Rd, 13082

thermal power station, coal-fired

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Powerton plant supplies electricity for the Chicago metropolitan area, but never in Pekin or Peoria. One of the 345,000-volt lines goes directly to the Goodings Grove substation and the other one to Dresden. Interesting that those transmission towers can be seen in every major Interstate highways within Illinois, on I-155, I-74, I-39, I-55, and I-80! -- About 150 miles of power lines.

2 units, 1,538 MW. Coal + Natural gas

www.edison.com/files/2005_factsheet_powerton.pdf

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_Illinois

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Coordinates: 40°32'33"N 89°40'55"W

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Cardinal Power Plant 765 km
Big Stone Power Plant 769 km
Cross Power Station 1164 km
Coal Creek Station 1192 km
Springerville Generating Station 1853 km
Power Generating Plant (site) 2264 km

Powerton Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area 1.9 km
Power station 6.1 km
Glasford crater 11 km
General Downing - Peoria International Airport (PIA/KPIA) 14 km
Banner Marsh State Fish & Wildlife Area 15 km
Rocky Glen Park 17 km
Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area 18 km
Hanna City, Illinois 20 km
Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area 22 km
Duck Creek Power Station 27 km

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