Calumet is a natural gas power plant in Illinois.
| Plant Name | Calumet |
|---|---|
| Operator | Midwest Generations Eme Llc |
| City | Chicago |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60409 |
| Coordinates | 41.71361, -87.54278 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 19.0 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| 342 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 19.0 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| 343 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 19.0 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| 344 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 19.0 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| 311 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 312 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 313 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 314 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 321 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1996 |
| 322 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1996 |
| 323 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 324 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 331 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 332 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 333 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.4 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|
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.