Nelson energy center

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Nelson energy center is an operating power station of at least 1008-megawatts (MW) in Rock Falls, Lee, Illinois, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nelson energy center Rock Falls, Lee, Illinois, United States 41.774417, -89.60653 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • BLK1, BLK2, GEN3, GEN4: 41.774417, -89.60653

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
BLK1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 315[2] combined cycle[3] no[3] 2015[3]
BLK2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 313[2] combined cycle[3] no[3] 2015[3]
GEN3 Operating[2][4] fossil gas: natural gas[5][1] 190[2] gas turbine[2] no[6] 2023[2]
GEN4 Operating[2][4] fossil gas: natural gas[5][1] 190[2] gas turbine[2] no[6] 2023[2]

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
BLK1 Invenergy Services LLC [100%][2][7] Invenergy LLC [100.0%]
BLK2 Invenergy Services LLC [100%][2][7] Invenergy LLC [100.0%]
GEN3 Invenergy Services LLC [100%][2][7] Invenergy LLC [100.0%]
GEN4 Invenergy Services LLC [100%][2][7] Invenergy LLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2022)". Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  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 "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 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://www.power-eng.com/emissions/illinois-epa-approves-permit-for-380-mw-expansion-of-invenergy-nelson-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220709055542/https://www2.illinois.gov/epa/Documents/iepa/public-notices/2016/invenergy-nelson/project-summary.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2020". Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

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