175th largest plant in Illinois · 6680th nationally
Charter Dura-Bar is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 6.0 MW. It generates roughly 8.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 816 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 16% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2071 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Charter Dura-Bar |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wells Manufacturing Co |
| City | Woodstock |
| County | Mchenry County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60098 |
| Coordinates | 42.28910, -88.41300 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 1B | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 2A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 2B | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 3A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 3B | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| CO₂ | 8.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 162 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2071 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.