Illinois · Former coal plant + retiring coal plant
Baldwin Energy Complex
Baldwin Energy Complex is a former coal plant + retiring coal plant in Randolph County, Illinois. EIA records 1 coal unit retired in 2020 (635 MW) and 1,260 MW of coal planned to retire in 2027. 1,260 MW of generation still operates at the site (conventional steam coal): an existing grid connection, shown in the app as a proxy, never as available capacity.
Screening match
Microreactor
74.6 / 100
Data for 100% of the criteria
SMR
81.6 / 100
Data for 100% of the criteria
Large reactor
81.4 / 100
Data for 100% of the criteria
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Location
Randolph County, Illinois. Approximate location (38.20, -89.85).
Nearby candidate sites
Baldwin Energy Complex ranks 11th of 33 candidate sites in Illinois by SMR match.
Rush Island (MO) · former coal plant · about 23 mi away
Meramec (MO) · former coal plant · about 29 mi away
Wood River (IL) · former coal plant · about 48 mi away
Sioux (MO) · retiring coal plant · about 54 mi away
Marion (IL) · former coal plant · about 64 mi away
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