221st largest plant in Illinois · 9890th nationally
Milam Gas Recovery is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 2.4 MW. It generates roughly 19.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,842 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 92% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 1273 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Milam Gas Recovery |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc |
| City | East St. Lois |
| County | St Clair County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 62202 |
| Coordinates | 38.66030, -90.13170 |
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 Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| CO₂ | 12.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 291 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1273 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 | 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.