Elgin energy center

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Elgin energy center is an operating power station of at least 540-megawatts (MW) in Elgin, Cook, Illinois, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Elgin energy center Elgin, Cook, Illinois, United States 42.000061, -88.24457 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CT01, CT02, CT03, CT04: 42.000061, -88.24457

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CT01 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] no[1] 2002[1]
CT02 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] no[1] 2002[1]
CT03 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] no[1] 2002[1]
CT04 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] no[1] 2002[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 Parent
CT01 Lincoln Power LLC [100%][2][3] Carlyle Group Inc
CT02 Lincoln Power LLC [100%][2][3] Carlyle Group Inc
CT03 Lincoln Power LLC [100%][2][3] Carlyle Group Inc
CT04 Lincoln Power LLC [100%][2][3] Carlyle Group Inc

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125145535/https://www.spglobal.com/usercontrols/articlecontent.aspx?acp=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. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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