WRB Refining Wood River Refinery
Large load · 900 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE, Roxana, IL
The WRB Refining Wood River Refinery in Roxana, Madison County, Illinois, is a petroleum refinery that publishes crude throughput of 345 MBD. Ameren Illinois transmission facilities serving the area are part of MISO.
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Overview
Published refinery data list gasoline production of 180 MBD, distillates production of 150 MBD and crude throughput of 345 MBD, with products including transportation fuels (gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel) and LPGs (propane, butane). The site covers approximately 2,200 acres and employs approximately 838 people.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- The FERC has approved MISO as an RTO and Ameren Illinois is a member of MISO. The high-voltage transmission facilities of Ameren Illinois are part of the MISO regional reliability system.
- Permits and recent events
- An Illinois EPA record lists revised construction approval for application 06050052 (source I.D. 119090AAA) and NPDES permit IL0000205, whose public notice reports an average discharge of 10.72 MGD. On July 9, 2026 the Illinois Pollution Control Board granted Phillips' motion for voluntary dismissal of a variance petition, and a January 25, 2026 refinery statement reported a cold-weather incident.
Facility
- Activity
- Transportation fuels, LPGs and asphalt refining
- Industry
- Industrial
- Site type
- Campus
- Operating status
- Operating
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- NPDES IL0000205
Timeline
- Jul 9, 2026
- Illinois Pollution Control Board dismisses variance petition on Phillips' motion
pcb.illinois.gov
- Jan 25, 2026
- Refinery statement reports cold-weather piping incident
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