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Loyola University Health Plant10.6 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Loyola University Health Plant is a 10.6 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Loyola University Health System since 2005. Ranked #1490 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 10.6 MW represents 0.002% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Loyola University Health Plant 402 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Elwood Energy LLC (1,728 MW, Gas), Joliet 29 (1,320 MW, Gas), and Kendall County Generation Facility (1,256 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 50 km southwest of Chicago.

Capacity
10.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
Loyola University Health System
Location
41.8558°, -87.8356°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,717. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #23,479 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,487 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Loyola University Health System operates 1 plants totalling 11 MW

Regional density

106 plants within 100 km, 31,073 MW combined

Nearest plant: Triton East and West Cogen (6.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.855800, -87.835600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
20.5 Kt
42 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
430.0 Kt
Over 21 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2035
9 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.5K
cars per year
2.7K
homes per year
930.7K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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