161st largest plant in Illinois · 5585th nationally
Loyola University Health Plant is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 10.6 MW. It generates roughly 3.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 310 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1264 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Loyola University Health Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Loyola University Health System |
| City | Maywood |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60153 |
| Coordinates | 41.85583, -87.83556 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.3 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| UNIT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.3 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| CO₂ | 2.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 6 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1264 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.