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):

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

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CT01 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] 2002[1]
Unit CT02 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] 2002[1]
Unit CT03 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] 2002[1]
Unit CT04 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] 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
Unit CT01 Lincoln Power LLC [100.0%]
Unit CT02 Lincoln Power LLC [100.0%]
Unit CT03 Lincoln Power LLC [100.0%]
Unit CT04 Lincoln Power LLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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 https://web.archive.org/web/20230918190319/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/may_generator2023.xlsx. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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