North Chicago Energy Center— 12.4 MW Natural Gas
North Chicago Energy Center is a 12.4 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Energy Systems Group LLC since 2004. Ranked #1457 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 12.4 MW accounts for 0.002% of the total gas capacity of 592,244 MW in the country. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making North Chicago Energy Center 343 times smaller. Nearby plants include Pleasant Prairie Power Plant (1210 MW, Coal), Waukegan (793.7 MW, Coal), and Zion Energy Center (596.7 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 50 km north of Chicago.
22 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,537. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #22,392 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,417 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
22 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Energy Systems Group LLC operates 5 plants totalling 35 MW
92 plants within 100 km, 18,431 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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