Broadwing Energy Center Carbon Capture Project

The Broadwing Energy Center is a new natural gas-fired cogeneration power plant under development in Decatur, Illinois, designed to integrate carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology with baseload power generation. When operational, the facility will capture and permanently store approximately 90 percent of its CO₂ emissions, significantly reducing the carbon footprint of natural gas power production while supplying up to 400 MW of low-carbon electricity and steam to the regional grid. The project is being developed by Low Carbon Infrastructure (LCI), a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, at an industrial site operated by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), leveraging ADM’s existing CO₂ storage infrastructure. Google has signed a landmark corporate offtake agreement to purchase most of the plant’s power output, marking the first such agreement for a CCS-equipped gas power plant and helping support the facility’s construction and grid connection. The Broadwing Energy Center is expected to begin operations in the early 2030s, demonstrating a scalable model for clean, firm power that pairs carbon capture with conventional generation.