University of Illinois Abbott Power Plt— 80.3 MW Natural Gas
University of Illinois Abbott Power Plant is an 80.3 MW gas facility in the United States, operated by the University of Illinois since 1986. Ranked #1015 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% 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 Abbott 53.0 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Goose Creek Energy Center (684 MW, Gas), Gibson City Energy Center LLC (270 MW, Gas), and California Ridge Wind Energy LLC (217 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 140 km from the city of Chicago.
40 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,403. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #11,114 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,451 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
40 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
University of Illinois operates 2 plants totalling 140 MW
41 plants within 100 km, 10,572 MW combined
Nearest plant: TAC-Distributed Energy Resource Hybrid (1.7 km)
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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