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Joppa Steam

Power plant · Coal

Key facts

Power plant · Coalran 53% of 2021 Retired
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1953
Net generation, 2021
5,066,616 MWh
Location
Massac County, Illinois

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2022
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2022
  • Gas
  • Coal
  • Oil

Operations detail

Details

Who’s behind it

Owner
Dynegy Inc, Vistra Corp

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Technology
Coal source: “Conventional Steam Coal”
Age
73 years since 1953
All 3 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
AttributeValue
Gem
Parents
Name
Vistra Corp
Share pct
80
Gem entity id
E100000001322
Name
PPL Corp
Share pct
20
Gem entity id
E100000001278
Unit ids
G100000105343, G100000105344, G100000105345, G100000105346, G100000105347, G100000105348
Location id
L100000103866
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110043786249
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1000340
Balancing authority codeGLHB

Retirement

EIA-860M September 2026StatusEvery generator EIA lists at this plant has retired. As of EIA-860M for September 2026.
Retired
August 2022
Capacity retired
1,099.8 MW
Generators retired
6
GeneratorTechnologyNameplateStateDate
1Conventional Steam Coal183.3 MWRetiredAugust 2022
2Conventional Steam Coal183.3 MWRetiredAugust 2022
3Conventional Steam Coal183.3 MWRetiredAugust 2022
4Conventional Steam Coal183.3 MWRetiredAugust 2022
5Conventional Steam Coal183.3 MWRetiredAugust 2022
6Conventional Steam Coal183.3 MWRetiredAugust 2022

Grid

EIA-860Grid fieldsAs the plant reported them to EIA-860 (Schedule 2).
Balancing authority
GLHB
Transmission lines within 25 km (10)
Can the connection be reused?

A plant that retires usually leaves its substation, transmission connection and interconnection agreement behind, and those may be reusable by a new project at the same site. FERC Order No. 845 lets an interconnection customer use surplus interconnection service at an existing site, and some transmission providers' tariffs let a replacement resource take over a retiring unit's interconnection service, usually within a set time after the retirement. Whether any such right still exists here, who holds it and on what terms depends on the owner, the transmission provider and timing; this page does not establish any of that.

Ownership

3 companies3
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
Electric Energy Inc Operator EIA-860M
DYNEGY INC Owner 80.0% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP
Vistra Corp Owner 20.0% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP

Timeline

  • Stated Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 scheduled to retire, 1,099.8 MW · EIA-860M
  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

6 sources

Sources EIA-860M · GEM · LBNL · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)

Sources

Every source and license · Attribution

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 25 km
ProjectKindAwayMW
Sommer Under construction Solar 3.7 km 2
Pulaski Solar Under construction Solar 10.3 km 417.4
Gage Solar Filed Solar 14.4 km 200

Sources EIA-860M

Sources

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