Lincoln Land Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Illinois.
| Plant Name | Lincoln Land Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Lincoln Land Energy Center Llc |
| City | Pawnee |
| County | Sangamon County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 62558 |
| Coordinates | 39.57880, -89.57984 |
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 Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 638 MW | Planned | — |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 638 MW | Planned | — |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
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.