Generation Capacity: 1,845 MW
Customers Served: Approximately 1.8 Million Homes
Amount of Time Operating 95.3%
Dresden’s Presence in the Coal City, Grundy County Community
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
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
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
Over $24 Million
$16 Million
60.5% of all School District
property taxes
$3.6 Million
25.1% of all Grundy County
property taxes
$1.7 Million
40.6% of all Fire District
property taxes
$1.6 Million
2.5% of all Joliet Junior College
property taxes
$793,000
59.4% of all Library District
property taxes
$673,000
84.3% of all Township
property taxes