209th largest plant in Illinois · 8803rd nationally
Mars Snackfood Us is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 3.5 MW.
| Plant Name | Mars Snackfood Us |
|---|---|
| Operator | M&m Mars Inc |
| City | Chicago |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60707 |
| Coordinates | 41.91708, -87.79218 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Out of Service | 1987 |
| 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.