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University of Illinois Cogen Facility is a 59.9 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the University of Illinois since 1999. Ranked #1082 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, this plant's 59.9 MW accounts for 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making this facility 71.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include University Park North (726 MW, Gas), Will County (598.4 MW, Coal), and Whiting Clean Energy (576.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 200 km southwest of Chicago.

Capacity
59.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1999

27 years old

Owner
University of Illinois
Location
41.8675°, -87.6524°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,756. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,486 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,627 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

27 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

University of Illinois operates 2 plants totalling 140 MW

Regional density

102 plants within 100 km, 31,327 MW combined

Nearest plant: Fisk Street (1.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.867500, -87.652400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
115.7 Kt
236 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.12 Mt
Over 27 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
25.2K
cars per year
15.4K
homes per year
5.3M
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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