Northeastern Illinois University Cogen— 3.2 MW Natural Gas
Northeastern Illinois University Cogen is a 3.2 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Northeastern Illinois University since 1995. Ranked #1728 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 3.2 MW represents 0.0005% of the country's 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 Northeastern Illinois University Cogen 1,330.3 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Waukegan (793.7 MW, Coal) and Will County (598.4 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 20 km northwest of Chicago.
31 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,091. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #31,811 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,845 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
31 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Northeastern Illinois University operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
99 plants within 100 km, 30,784 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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