169th largest plant in Illinois · 6394th nationally
Itt Cogen Facility is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 7.4 MW.
| Plant Name | Itt Cogen Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Itt Energy Tech Partners, Llc |
| City | Chicago |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60616 |
| Coordinates | 41.83442, -87.62847 |
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 Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.1 MW | Planned | — |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.1 MW | Planned | — |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.7 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.7 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| 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.