Collins is a natural gas power plant in Illinois.
| Plant Name | Collins |
|---|---|
| Operator | Midwest Generations Eme Llc |
| City | Morris |
| County | Grundy County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60450 |
| Coordinates | 41.34611, -88.39278 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 545 MW | Retired | 1978 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 545 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 521 MW | Retired | 1978 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 521 MW | Retired | 1979 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 519 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| NERC Region | RFC |
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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.