Archer Daniels Midland Taylorville is a natural gas power plant in Illinois.
| Plant Name | Archer Daniels Midland Taylorville |
|---|---|
| Operator | Archer Daniels Midland Co |
| City | Taylorville |
| County | Christian County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 62568 |
| Coordinates | 39.59972, -89.30000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.6 MW | Retired | 1994 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
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Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.