221st largest plant in Illinois · 9890th nationally
Evanston Township High School is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 2.4 MW.
| Plant Name | Evanston Township High School |
|---|---|
| Operator | Evanston Board Of Education |
| City | Evanston |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60201 |
| Coordinates | 42.04404, -87.69956 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Standby | 1992 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Standby | 1992 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Standby | 1992 |
| 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.