Industrial Park

🛢 OilElectric Utility13 MW capacity

155th largest plant in Illinois · 5292nd nationally

Industrial Park is a oil power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 13.4 MW. It generates roughly 561 MWh per year — enough to power about 53 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1639 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity13 MWnameplate
Annual Generation561 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂460metric tons

Location

Plant NameIndustrial Park
OperatorCity Of Rock Falls - (Il)
CityRock Falls
CountyWhiteside County
StateIllinois
ZIP61071
Coordinates41.76820, -89.67439

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasOilHydroelectricWindSolar

Generators (7)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
8Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.2 MWOperating2011
9Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.2 MWOperating2011
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2001
4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2001
5Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2001
6Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2002
7Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2002

Emissions (annual)

CO₂460 metric tons
SO₂1 metric tons
NOₓ9 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1639 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,639 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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