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Illinois Renewable Electricity Profile                                                  
Date of Data: 2009
Release Date: July 2011
Data Release Date: June 2012

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Table 1. 2009 Summary Renewable Electric Power Industry Statistics (Illinois)
Primary Renewable Energy Capacity Source Wind
Primary Renewable Energy Generation Source Wind
Capacity (megawatts) Value Percent of State Total
Total Net Summer Electricity Capacity 44,033 100.0
Total Net Summer Renewable Capacity 1,777 4.0
    Geothermal - -
    Hydro Conventional 34 0.1
    Solar 9 *
    Wind 1,596 3.6
    Wood/Wood Waste - -
    MSW/Landfill Gas 139 0.3
    Other Biomass - -
Generation (thousand megawatthours)
Total Electricity Net Generation 193,864 100.0
Total Renewable Net Generation 3,666 1.9
    Geothermal - -
    Hydro Conventional 136 0.1
    Solar s *
    Wind 2,820 1.5
    Wood/Wood Waste s *
    MSW Biogenic/Landfill Gas 709 0.4
    Other Biomass 1 *
  s = Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric, but value is included in any associated total.
  * = Absolute percentage less than 0.05.
  - = No data reported.
  Notes: Hydro Conventional does not include pumped storage. Solar includes solar thermal and photovoltaic. MSW = Municipal Solid Waste. Other Biomass includes agricultural byproducts/crops, sludge waste and other biomass solids, liquids and gases. MSW Biogenic includes paper and paper board, wood, food, leather, textiles and yard trimmings. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
  Sources: Capacity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report." Generation: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

...more tables on renewable electricity in Illinois: Formats
Table 2. State Total Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity, by Energy Source, 2005 - 2009 (MW) xls pdf (all tables)
Table 3. State Renewable Electric Power Industry Net Summer Capacity, by Energy Source, 2005 - 2009 (MW) xls
Table 4. State Total Electric Power Industry Net Generation, by Energy Source, 2005 - 2009 (Thousand MWh) xls
Table 5. State Renewable Electric Power Industry Net Generation, by Energy Source, 2005 - 2009 (Thousand MWh) xls
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