386th largest plant in Illinois · 11275th nationally
Mooseheart Power House is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 1.8 MW.
| Plant Name | Mooseheart Power House |
|---|---|
| Operator | Moose International |
| City | Mooseheart |
| County | Kane County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60539 |
| Coordinates | 41.82440, -88.33310 |
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 | 0.5 MW | Standby | 1986 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Standby | 1986 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Standby | 1986 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.3 MW | Standby | 1986 |
| 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.