42nd largest plant in Illinois · 995th nationally
Calumet Energy Team Llc is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 313 MW. It generates roughly 2.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 204 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2444 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Calumet Energy Team Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ipa Operations Inc - Calumet |
| City | Chicago |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60617 |
| Coordinates | 41.68350, -87.55630 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT11 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 156 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CT12 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 156 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vistra Corp | Irving, TX | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 2.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2444 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.