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3.2 MW Natural Gas standby in Cook, IL
3.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
1995
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.9811, -87.7192
County
Cook, IL
Nearby Plants
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Request a demo →| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Northeastern Illinois University | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Northeastern Illinois University | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
Northeastern Illinois University Cogen is a 3.2 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Cook County, Illinois. The plant began operating in 1995 and is owned and operated by Northeastern Illinois University. It consists of four natural gas internal combustion engine generators. The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority, which is part of the RFC NERC region.
In terms of size, Northeastern Illinois University Cogen ranks as the 58th largest power plant in Illinois out of 67, and 1678th nationally out of 1963. The plant's latest annual generation was 12 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.0%.
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ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
Grid Voltage
41.6 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
State
Sector
Commercial CHP
1 MWh
Latest Month
12 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
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447 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
10 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.000 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.008 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.001 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.0%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
447 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC West
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $3.1M
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Nearest Substation
Transformer Building
Substation Distance
2.643 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
110 DEVO138 KV TR71 12
Pricing Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Location Type
Load Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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