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  • The Human Impact
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dresden nuclear power station facts

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Generating Details...

Generation Capacity: 1,845 MW 

Customers Served: Approximately 1.8 Million Homes 

Amount of Time Operating 95.3%

Over 60 years...

Dresden’s Presence in the Coal City, Grundy County Community

Power Plant Longevity...

Unit 1 Opened in August, 1960 (now closed and in SAFSTOR) 

Unit 2 Opened in April, 1970 and is Scheduled to Run Until 2029

Unit 3 Opened in July, 1971 and is Scheduled to Run Until 2031

Employee Impact...

Number of Dresden Direct Employees: 

804 with an annual payroll of $104 Million

Number of Indirect Employees (Suppliers, Vendors, etc.): 

400 with a payroll of $17.5 Million

Economic Impact...

Induced Economy (Impact of Dresden Employee Local Spending): 

465 jobs with a payroll of $17 Million

Dresden Station’s Direct Contribution to Grundy County Economy (GDP): 

$286 Million

Dresden Station’s Total Contribution to Grundy County Economy (GDP):

$357 Million 

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2019 Property Taxes Paid...

Over $24 Million

property tax impact

Coal City School District

Coal City School District

Coal City School District

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$16 Million

60.5% of all School District 

property taxes

Grundy County

Coal City School District

Coal City School District

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$3.6 Million
25.1% of all Grundy County 

property taxes

Coal City Fire District

Coal City School District

Coal City Fire District

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$1.7 Million
40.6% of all Fire District 

property taxes

Joliet Junior College

Goose Lake Township and Road District

Coal City Fire District

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$1.6 Million
2.5% of all Joliet Junior College 

property taxes

Coal City Library District

Goose Lake Township and Road District

Goose Lake Township and Road District

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$793,000

59.4% of all Library District 

property taxes

Goose Lake Township and Road District

Goose Lake Township and Road District

Goose Lake Township and Road District

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$673,000

84.3% of all Township 

property taxes

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