POWERTON GENERATING STATION

Address 13082 East Manito Road

Pekin, Illinois 61554-8587

Site Description 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.

Phone Number 309/346-2165

Year Start-up Original plant built in 1928.

Units 5 and 6 began operations in 1972 and 1975,
respectively.

Station Director Richard Hancock

Unit Output Unit 5 769 net MW

Unit 6 769 net MW
Total 1,538 net MW

Generates at full load enough electricity to meet the

needs of 1.8 million households.

Workforce Approximately 190 employees; 75% union.

Environmental Commitment 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.

Community Involvement 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.

Property Taxes Approximately $850,000

Payroll and Benefits $22 million annually.

January 2005
Operations 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.

Fuel 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