29th largest plant in Illinois · 694th nationally
Mrp Elgin Llc is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 540 MW. It generates roughly 212.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 20,194 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1397 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Mrp Elgin Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Lincoln Operating Services, Llc |
| City | Elgin |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60120 |
| Coordinates | 42.00006, -88.24457 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 135 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CT02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 135 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CT03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 135 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CT04 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 135 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elgin Energy Center, Llc | Chicago, IL | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 148.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 71 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1397 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.