Braidwood Generating Station
Braceville, Ill.
- Number of operating units: 2
- Site net generation: 2,389 net MW
- Customers served: More than 2 million homes
- Location: Approximately 20 miles southwest of Joliet, Ill. and 60 miles southwest of Chicago
- Number of Employees: 795
- Annual Payroll: $75 million
Braidwood Generating Station produces enough electricity to power more than 2 million average American homes. The facility is built on a 4,457-acre site, and its cooling lake was formed from scarred farming land and an old strip mine. Units 1 and 2 began commercial operation in July and October of 1988, respectively. Both of Braidwood’s units are Westinghouse pressurized water reactors.
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