# Christian County, Illinois: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Taylorville Township, Taylorville and Pana Township Christian County is a power-producing county: the plants here serve load well beyond its borders. Christian County is home to Taylorville Township, Taylorville, Pana Township and most of Pana (4,907 of its 5,010 residents). Owners plan to retire 1,319 MW more by 2035, led by Kincaid Generation LLC in 2027. Next door, Sangamon County has 1,279 MW of planned generation. Its power plants have 1,330 MW of capacity, 99% of it coal. Employers here counted 9,275 jobs in 2025, down 8.3% from 2019. 1,330 MW of operating power plants, mostly coal -8.3% total jobs since 2019, now 9,275 15.26¢ per kWh for Ameren Illinois Company residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Christian County Christian County is home to Taylorville Township, Taylorville, Pana Township and most of Pana (4,907 of its 5,010 residents). Taylorville Township11,358 residents Taylorville10,522 residents Pana Township5,826 residents Pana4,907 residents · 98% of the city Locust Township3,144 residents South Fork Township2,452 residents May Township1,996 residents Buckhart Township1,730 residents Kincaid1,310 residents Assumption Township1,284 residents Ricks Township1,152 residents Assumption1,112 residents Edinburg1,055 residents Morrisonville977 residents Stonington Township959 residents Mount Auburn Township887 residents Stonington794 residents Johnson Township706 residents Bear Creek Township480 residents Tovey445 residents Mount Auburn441 residents Prairieton Township400 residents Rosamond Township348 residents Mosquito Township332 residents And 7 smaller places. - Pana also extends into [Shelby County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/shelby-county). - Harvel also extends into [Montgomery County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/montgomery-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Langleyville. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Christian County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Illinois | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 33,960 | 33,443 | ▼ 1.5% | 42nd of 102 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 10,112 | 9,275 | ▼ 8.3% | 88th of 102 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $39,709 | $52,300 | ▲ 31.7% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 318 | 333 | ▲ 4.7% | 36th of 56 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.2% | 3.5% | ▼ 0.7pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 8 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Construction employs 333, up 4.7% since 2019. 8 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Unemployment was 3.5% in August 2026, against 4.2% in 2019. Ameren Illinois Company is the largest utility serving Christian County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.26¢/kWh in 2024. 33,443 people live here, down 1.5% since 2020. ## Who powers Christian County ### Utilities with service territory in Christian County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ameren Illinois Company | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,060,894 | 15.26¢ | 28% | | Shelby Electric Coop, Inc - (IL) | Cooperative | Bundled | 9,871 | 18.63¢ | 11% | | Rural Electric Conven Coop - (IL) | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Coal | 1,319 MW | 99% | | Solar | 8 MW | 1% | | Other technologies | 3 MW | 0% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Kincaid Generation LLC | Dynegy Kincaid Generation | Coal | 1,319 MW | 1967 | | Skyline | SunStrong Management, LLC | Solar | 5 MW | 2024 | | Five Oaks Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Other technologies | 3 MW | 2008 | | The GSI Group LLC at Assumption | Luminace Solar Illinois 2, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2021 | | SAE Taylorville IL S1 | SolAmerica Energy, LLC | Solar | 1 MW | 2025 | ### Scheduled to retire | Plant | Technology | MW | Year | |---|---|---|---| | Kincaid Generation LLC | Coal | 1,319 MW | 2027 | ## The Christian County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 9,275 | $52,300 | 1.00 | | Construction | 333 | $61,091 | 0.68 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Christian County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Christian County. Illinois has 28 local measures on record statewide, and 1 neighboring county has one: [Macon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/macon-county). ## Christian County and its neighbors Of the 4 counties that border Christian County, Sangamon County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Christian County | 33,443 | ▼ 8.3% | 1,330 MW | — | — | — | | Macon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/macon-county) | 99,300 | ▼ 6.4% | 422 MW | 2 MW | 2 | 1 | | Montgomery County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/montgomery-county) | 28,076 | ▲ 0.8% | 56 MW | 10 MW | — | — | | Sangamon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/sangamon-county) | 194,170 | ▲ 0.2% | 1,313 MW | 1,279 MW | — | — | | Shelby County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/shelby-county) | 20,576 | ▼ 3.9% | 1,185 MW | 250 MW | — | — | ## More of Illinois [All Illinois countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois)[Sangamon County194,170 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/sangamon-county)[Macon County99,300 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/macon-county)[Montgomery County28,076 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/montgomery-county)[Shelby County20,576 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/shelby-county) ## Christian County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Christian County, Illinois? 3 utilities have service territory in Christian County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Ameren Illinois Company, Shelby Electric Coop, Inc - (IL), Rural Electric Conven Coop - (IL). The largest, Ameren Illinois Company, charged residential customers 15.26¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Taylorville Township, IL in? Taylorville Township is in Christian County, Illinois. About 11,358 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Taylorville, IL in? Taylorville is in Christian County, Illinois. About 10,522 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Christian County? 5 operating plants with 1,330 MW of capacity. The largest is Kincaid Generation LLC (1,319 MW, coal). ### Are there data centers in Christian County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Christian County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Sangamon County. ### Is Christian County adding jobs? Employers counted 9,275 jobs in 2025 against 10,112 in 2019 (-8.3%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 318 to 333. ### Does Christian County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Christian County. Illinois has 28 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/christian-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).