Committed to the community, the environment, and the safe, reliable generation of electricity.

Our Core Values

• Integrity
• Excellence
• Respect
• Continuous improvement
• Teamwork

Who We Are

For more than 100 years, Edison International has been leading the way in electricity. Our roots lie in Southern California in the 1880s, when various small companies began experimenting with power generation and transmission. Pioneers and people of vision led California into the new 20th century. From that collaboration came innovation and the founding of a new industry.

That is the heritage we claim at Edison International; a legacy driven by our values—integrity, excellence, respect, continuous improvement and teamwork—that have made historical firsts possible and that will continue to bring value to our customers and communities through the next 100 years.

In 1999, Edison International established Midwest Generation as a subsidiary of Edison Mission Energy. Headquartered in Chicago, Ill., Midwest Generation assumes regional management of newly acquired fossil-fuel power plants in Illinois and Pennsylvania and underscores Edison International’s commitment to environmental responsibility by undertaking nearly $500 million in projects that will significantly reduce air emissions at these facilities.

With six electric power generating plants in Illinois and one in Pennsylvania, Midwest Generation is one of the largest independent power producers in the country. We make electricity by burning coal, a fossil fuel, and we are dedicated to doing this safely and reliably.

Environmental Commitment

Concern for the environment is a core value for Edison International, and our business—generating and distributing power to millions of customers—is an environmentally challenging endeavor. Thus, while we’re proud of the service and value we provide, we also seek to minimize our environmental footprint wherever and whenever possible.  Environmental issues are at the top of our business concerns.

Our Commitment To Our Employees

• Meaningful work that will allow you to demonstrate your abilities
• Competitive pay
• Opportunities to network with key leadership and other professionals
• Make valuable contacts, learn about a wide range of job roles, and gain confidence in your abilities
• A diverse community environment in which to develop and grow a career

• Crawford Station- Chicago, IL
• Fisk Station- Chicago, IL
• Joliet Station- Joliet, IL
• Powerton Station- Pekin, IL
• Will County Station- Romeoville, IL
• Waukegan Station- Waukegan, IL
• Harrison Station – Chicago, IL – COMING SOON!

Crawford Station – Chicago, IL

The Crawford Generating Station first began generating in 1924 in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood but did not officially launch until May 1925. The plant continued to expand through 1961 and now provides electricity to 638,000 households and employees nearly 109 people in the Chicagoland area.

Our operation consists of two dual fuel, coal/gas-fired steam generators, and utilizes natural gas for ignition/start-up. Boiler water make up is demineralized from water supplied by the City of Chicago. Condenser cooling water is taken from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Coal is delivered by barge via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Coal for Crawford is loaded into barges at Will
County Station in Romeoville. The barge towing company delivers three to four barges daily and removes empty barges. Natural gas is delivered by People’s Gas.

http://www.edison.com/files/2005_factsheet_crawford.pdf

Fisk Station – Chicago, IL

The Fisk Generating Station was first built in 1903 in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, occupying nearly 60 acres. Our plant provides electricity to 381,000 households and employees approximately 70 employees from the Chicagoland area.

Boiler water make up is demineralized from water supplied by the City of Chicago. Condenser cooling water is taken from and returned to the South Branch of the Chicago River.

Coal is delivered by barge via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Fisk has no ground storage and receives its coal on a “just in time” basis from its sister station in Romeoville. The barge towing company delivers two to three barges daily and removes empty barges. Natural gas is used for ignition and combustion support and for full boiler operation, if desired.

http://www.edison.com/files/2003_factsheet_fisk.pdf

Edison International works to ensure that our suppliers and work force reflect our multicultural marketplace.

We work closely with low-income, minority and women’s groups to advance their employment opportunities, educational needs and economic development.

Edison International’s commitment to diversity and equal opportunity is evident throughout the organization. Minority and female representatives currently comprise 33% of Edison International’s Board of Directors.

Edison International also makes in-kind and financial donations to nonprofit organizations that advance the issues of minorities and women.

Watch our Diversity Video

Going over the plans for the new Harrison Generation site

Midwest Generation is please to announce that it is breaking ground on a new power generation station in Chicago, IL. Our new location, Harrison Street Generation Station, or more commonly being referred to as “The Loop Plant,” is expected to start being constructed in the beginning of May 2011.

Concern for the environment is a core value for the Midwest Generation company. We’re proud of the service and value we provide, and we seek to minimize our environmental footprint wherever and whenever possible.

We have incorporated environmental planning into every step of this project. Prior to the development of a project, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) identified the impacts of development, construction, and operation of a generating station in this and other potential locations along the Chicago River.

Site of future Harrison Generation development: Harrison and Wells St., Chicago, IL

More information on the construction lot:
http://ricklevinassociates.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/a-spectacular-development-opportunity-harrison-and-wells-street-chicago/

We have selected the vacant lot on the southwest corner of Harrison and Wells for its proximity to necessary water resources for coal transport and plant cooling, as well as traffic corridors essential during construction and operation of the plant.

This new generating station will confer benefits to the residents of the South Loop. Midwest Generation will provide discounted power rates to businesses and residents within a one-mile radius of the new plant. Furthermore, the construction and operation of the new plant will generate new revenue for local businesses.

Guided by our values, we intend to keep leading the way in electricity.

Left to right: Jill Claymore, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications; Clark Mobley, Vice-President & Controller; Franklin T. Murillo, Jr. - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Scott Hankerson, Director of New Projects; Barb Matuski, Assistant Vice Chairperson of the Chicago Community Renewal and Development Agency

A Note from Scott Hankerson, New Projects Director

“A great day for Midwest Generation! I just got back from the groundbreaking ceremony for our new coal plant in Chicago at Harrison and Wells. It was very exciting. We could not have asked for a more beautiful, warm, mostly clear and sun-shiny spring day.

Our CEO, Franklin Murillo, looks good with a golden shovel in his hands, doesn’t he? This is one of the most exciting parts of my job, watching the turn of a shovel on a patch of land along the river grow into a big coal-fired power plant. That little pile of dirt will bring jobs and electricity to one of the most invigorating neighborhoods in Chicago, the South Loop.

After mining our brains for a great name for our new coal baby, we came up with the name Harrison Generation Power Plant, appropriately named to honor the South Loop  neighborhood we’ll be in, which is what we are all about.

Midwest Generation doesn’t just generate power, we generate people. And we mean it.”

- Scott Hankerson

Investing in our communities is important to Midwest Generation. The company has a long-standing tradition of helping others through its corporate giving efforts. Midwest Generation’s philanthropic programs include providing grants to educational, environmental and other nonprofit organizations as well as employee giving initiatives that encourage our employees to get involved where they live and work.

At Midwest Generation we understand our success as a corporation is directly linked to the vitality of our communities.

For over 100 years, Midwest Generation companies have contributed to and partnered with communities to foster progress. We continue to engage our communities in our philanthropic efforts to help preserve a healthy and sustainable environment. Through teamwork and commitment, Midwest Generation continues to put great energy into initiatives that ensure our world will be a safe and thriving community, for the next hundred years.

Through environmental contributions, we help conserve and sustain America’s mountains, deserts, beaches, forests, lakes, rivers, oceans and MORE! Midwest Generation strives to highlight and support everyday Americans’ innovative and creative approaches to solving our environmental challenges.

At Midwest Generation, we care about people who care about our world.