POWERTON GENERATING STATION

POWERTON GENERATING STATION
Address
Site Description
Phone Number
Year Start-up
Station Director
13082 East Manito Road
Pekin, Illinois 61554-8587
Located in Tazewell County, two miles south of
Pekin, off Illinois Route 29. Occupying
approximately 568 acres, with Powerton Lake
covering roughly 1,426 additional acres. Powerton
Lake is managed by the Department of Natural
Resources and is open to the public for recreational
purposes.
309/346-2165
Original plant built in 1928.
Units 5 and 6 began operations in 1972 and 1975,
respectively.
Richard Hancock
Unit Output
Unit 5
Unit 6
Total
769 net MW
769 net MW
1,538 net MW
Generates at full load enough electricity to meet the
needs of 1.8 million households.
Workforce
Environmental Commitment
Community Involvement
Property Taxes
Payroll and Benefits
Approximately 190 employees; 75% union.
Station complies with all state and federal EPA
limits for nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide
emissions. Invested $20 million in installation of
equipment to further reduce nitrogen oxide
emissions by 50 percent.
Member of Pekin Chamber of Commerce. Annual
employee pledge campaign and corporate
contributions to United Way of Pekin. Sponsor
and/or financial supporter of: American Cancer
Society/Pekin Relay for Life , Special Olympics of
Pekin School District 108, Shade Park Children’s
Playground, Boys and Girls Club of Pekin, Pekin
Main Street Eagle Census Day, Pekin and Ayers
Public Library Summer Reading Program, Salvation
Army Child Center, Tazewell Teen Center of Pekin.
Approximately $850,000
$22 million annually.
January 2005

Operations
Fuel
Coal fired boilers produce steam that operates the
turbine generators. Electricity produced by the
generators goes out on transmission lines for
distribution to commercial, retail and industrial
customers.
Coal received by unit train delivered by the Illinois &
Midland Railroad from interchange points with the
Union Pacific or Burlington Northern/Santa Fe.
Railcars are unloaded using an inline rotary car
dumper.
Ameren CILCO provides natural gas to Powerton
for ignition.
Powerton Generating Station
Committed to the community, the environment,
and the safe, reliable generation of electricity.
January 2005