38th largest plant in Illinois · 907th nationally
Crete Energy Venture Llc is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 356 MW. It generates roughly 54.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,153 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1634 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Crete Energy Venture Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Crete Energy Venture Llc |
| City | Crete |
| County | Will County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60417 |
| Coordinates | 41.42944, -87.61870 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 44.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 10 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1634 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.