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6 MW Distillate Oil standby in Cook, IL
6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
2010
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.8527, -87.6185
County
Cook, IL
Nearby Plants
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Request a demo →| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Auth | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Auth | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
The MPEA Energy Center is a 6 MW power plant located in Cook County, Illinois. It began operating in 2010 and is owned and operated by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. The plant utilizes petroleum liquids, specifically distillate fuel oil (DFO), as its primary fuel source. The facility consists of three generators using petroleum liquid technology.
The MPEA Energy Center operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. According to state rankings, the plant is the 25th largest of 35 petroleum liquid plants in Illinois. Nationally, it ranks as the 484th largest of 886 petroleum liquid plants.
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ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
Grid Voltage
13.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
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$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $4.6M
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Nearest Substation
16th Street Substation
Substation Distance
1.334 km
Operator
Metra
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
126 STAT138 KV NISALSP
Pricing Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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