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Dresden Generating Station — Power plant · Nuclear · Constellation NuclearDresden Island Hydroelectric Project — Filed · Hydro · IL · 10 MW · 1.0 mi awayEQUINIX LLC — Built · Large load · IL · 5.5 mi awayElwood 1-SLCHI901 — Postponed · Solar · IL · 1.3 MW · 6.6 mi awayUSS Middle Solar — Under construction · Solar · IL · 5 MW · 9.2 mi awayIL - Renewable Properties - Bobcat - Whi — Under construction · Solar · IL · 3 MW · 9.8 mi awayNL IL Braceville — Under construction · Solar · IL · 5 MW · 11.1 mi awayGillard — Under construction · Solar · IL · 5 MW · 13.6 mi awayIL2 - W109 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 4.9 MW · 13.9 mi away
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  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

Dresden Generating Station

Power plant · Nuclear

Key facts

Power plant · Nuclearran 86% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1970
Net generation, 2025
15,205,342 MWh
Grid
345 kV to Commonwealth Edison Co (PJM)
Location
Grundy County, Illinois
Operated by
Constellation NuclearSourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2026
  • Nuclear

Operations detail

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Technology
Nuclear source: “Nuclear”
Age
56 years since 1970
Heat rate
10,443 Btu/kWh 2025
All 7 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
AttributeValue
Gem
Unit ids
G100000500235, G100000500238, G100000500549
Location id
L100000500111
Grid
Nerc region
RFC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
345
Transmission owner
Commonwealth Edison Co
Balancing authority code
PJM
Balancing authority name
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025158,795,266
Capacity factor, 20250.860
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202510,443.4
Net generation (MWh), 202515,205,342
Balancing authority codePJM

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

4 sources

Sources EIA-860M · GEM · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

Sources

  • EIA-860MOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026
  • GEMOpen license, with credit · retrieved Oct 26, 2026Global Integrated Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2026 release (https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-integrated-power-tracker), CC BY 4.0. Modified by Inframation: TransitionZero-sourced rows removed; statuses and technologies mapped to Inframation's vocabulary; figures aggregated. Copyright © Global Energy Monitor. Global Integrated Power Tracker, September 2026 release. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  • EIAOpen license · retrieved Nov 1, 2026Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
  • EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 15 mi
ProjectKindAwayMW
Dresden Island Hydroelectric Project Filed Hydro 1.0 mi 10
EQUINIX LLC Built Large load 5.5 mi
Elwood 1-SLCHI901 Postponed Solar 6.6 mi 1.3
USS Middle Solar Under construction Solar 9.2 mi 5
IL - Renewable Properties - Bobcat - Whi Under construction Solar 9.8 mi 3
NL IL Braceville Under construction Solar 11.1 mi 5
Gillard Under construction Solar 13.6 mi 5
IL2 - W109 Under construction Solar 13.9 mi 4.9

Sources EIA-860M · EPA ICIS-Air

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