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Tate & Lyle Decatur Plant Cogen is a 64.8 MW coal and gas power plant in the United States, commissioned in 1989. Ranked #255 of 297 coal plants in the United States, it represents 0.02% of the country's total coal capacity of 261,836 MW. The largest coal plant in the United States is W A Parish at 4,008 MW, making this facility 61.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Clinton Nuclear Generating Station (1138.3 MW, Nuclear), Clinton Power Station (1138.3 MW, Nuclear), and Goose Creek Energy Center (684 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 50 km northeast of Springfield.

Capacity
64.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas Inc
Location
39.8492°, -88.9319°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,672. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,072 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,501 of 2,793 Coal plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Coal fleet average: 29.2 years

Operator portfolio

Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas Inc operates 2 plants totalling 72 MW

Regional density

38 plants within 100 km, 11,026 MW combined

Nearest plant: Archer Daniels Midland Decatur (4.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.849200, -88.931900
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Carbon Footprint820 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
256.0 Kt
312 GWh/year × 820 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
9.47 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
55.7K
cars per year
34.1K
homes per year
11.6M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Coal emission factor (820 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (55%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Coal
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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