Archer Daniels Midland Decatur
Archer Daniels MidlandMacon County
The Archer Daniels Midland Decatur plant is a coal-fired power and steam plant on ADM's agricultural processing campus in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, with 335 megawatts of generating capacity and its newest unit in service since 2005. It supplies electricity to one of the world's largest agricultural processing hubs. Broadwing Energy has signed an agreement with ADM to build a 452 MW gas-fired power plant at the Decatur site that would capture over 90 percent of its CO2.
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EIA plant 10865 · Inventory for Aug 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
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| GEN2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 31 | Unknown |
| GEN3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 31 | Unknown |
| GEN4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 31 | Unknown |
| GEN5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 31 | Unknown |
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Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
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| GEN2 | 31 MW 31 MW summer | Conventional Steam Coal Bituminous Coal · ST | Apr 1987 | Operating |
| GEN3 | 31 MW 31 MW summer | Conventional Steam Coal Bituminous Coal · ST | Apr 1987 | Operating |
| GEN4 | 31 MW 31 MW summer | Conventional Steam Coal Bituminous Coal · ST | May 1987 | Operating |
| GEN5 | 31 MW 31 MW summer | Conventional Steam Coal Bituminous Coal · ST | Dec 1987 | Operating |
| GEN6 | 31 MW | |||
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| GEN6 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 31 | Unknown |
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| GEN7 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 75 | Unknown |
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| GEN8 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 105 | Unknown |
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Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Daniels Midland DecaturCurrent | 335 MW | IL | |
| Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids | 294.6 MW | IA | |
| Archer Daniels Midland Clinton | 180 MW | IA | |
| Archer Daniels Midland Columbus | 71.4 MW | NE | |
| Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines | 7.9 MW | IA | |
| Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln | 7.9 MW | NE | |
| Archer Daniels Midland Mankato | 6.1 MW | MN |
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EIA-860 lists generator GEN5 with this operating date.
EIA-860 lists generator GEN6 with this operating date.
EIA-860 lists generator GEN7 with this operating date.
EIA-860 lists generator GEN8 with this operating date.
Planned 452 MW gas-fired plant with carbon capture.
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Archer Daniels Midland Decatur reports 335 MW coal of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur is a Conventional Steam Coal facility in Macon County, IL, participating in the MISO market.
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur is in Macon County, IL, inside the MISO balancing area.
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur is operated by Archer Daniels Midland Co according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur reported 916.8 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Archer Daniels Midland Decatur ranks #144 of 205 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #6 of 9 in IL.
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