174th largest plant in Illinois · 6627th nationally
Argonne National Laboratory Chp is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 6.3 MW. It generates roughly 47.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,534 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 86% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 1223 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Argonne National Laboratory Chp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Argonne National Laboratory |
| City | Lemont |
| County | Dupage County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60439 |
| Coordinates | 41.71653, -87.97061 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHP | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 6.3 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| CO₂ | 29.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 80 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1223 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
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.