Dresden

Dresden Clean Energy Center’s two nuclear reactors in Morris, Illinois, can generate up to 1,845 megawatts (MW) of clean, emissions-free energy, enough electricity to power the equivalent of nearly 1.4 million homes. The site is also home to the nation’s first full-scale, privately financed nuclear plant, which was retired in 1978 and has been designated a Nuclear Historic Landmark. The Dresden nuclear power plant is located on a 953-acre site in Grundy County. It serves Chicago and the northern quarter of the State of Illinois. Dresden 1 was retired in 1978.