Power Plants in Lake County, Illinois

Lake County, Illinois has 6 power plants totaling 724 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants6operating sites
Capacity724 MWnameplate
Generation346.8k MWhannual
CO₂221.7kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 85%Oil 15%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Zion Energy CenterZionNatural Gas597 MWZion Energy Llc
WaukeganWaukeganOil112 MWMidwest Generations Eme Llc
North Chicago Energy CenterNorth ChicagoNatural Gas12.4 MWEnergy Systems Group Llc
Lake Forest Hospital Central Energy PlanLake ForestNatural Gas3.2 MWNorthwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Zion Landfill Gas To Energy FacilityZionNatural Gas— MWEnergy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
Yeoman CreekWaukeganSolar— MWBq Energy Development

About power generation in Lake County

Lake County, Illinois has 6 power plants totaling 724 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 85% of installed capacity, followed by Oil (15%) and Solar (0%). The largest facility is Zion Energy Center at 596 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Lake County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.