35th largest plant in Illinois · 874th nationally
Invenergy Nelson Expansion Llc is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 380 MW. It generates roughly 330.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 31,507 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 10% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1015 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Invenergy Nelson Expansion Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Invenergy Services Llc |
| City | Rock Falls |
| County | Lee County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61071 |
| Coordinates | 41.77442, -89.60653 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 190 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 190 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| CO₂ | 167.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 41 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1015 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.