Aurora power station

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Aurora power station is an operating power station of at least 1090-megawatts (MW) in Aurora, DuPage, Illinois, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aurora power station Aurora, DuPage, Illinois, United States 41.8151, -88.2265 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CTG1, Unit CTG10, Unit CTG2, Unit CTG3, Unit CTG4, Unit CTG5, Unit CTG6, Unit CTG7, Unit CTG8, Unit CTG9: 41.8151, -88.2265

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CTG1 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 181[2] gas turbine[1] 2002[1]
Unit CTG10 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG2 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 181[2] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG3 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 181[2] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG4 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 181[2] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG5 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG6 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG7 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG8 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG9 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit CTG1 Aurora Generation LLC [100.0%]
Unit CTG10 Aurora Generation LLC [100.0%]
Unit CTG2 Aurora Generation LLC [100.0%]
Unit CTG3 Aurora Generation LLC [100.0%]
Unit CTG4 Aurora Generation LLC [100.0%]
Unit CTG5 Aurora Generation LLC [100.0%]
Unit CTG6 Aurora Generation LLC [100.0%]
Unit CTG7 Aurora Generation LLC [100.0%]
Unit CTG8 Aurora Generation LLC [100.0%]
Unit CTG9 Aurora Generation LLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20211122185052/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/july_generator2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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