33rd largest plant in Illinois · 829th nationally
Mrp Rocky Road Llc is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 416 MW. It generates roughly 17.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,697 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1475 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Mrp Rocky Road Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Lincoln Operating Services, Llc |
| City | East Dundee |
| County | Kane County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60118 |
| Coordinates | 42.09310, -88.23970 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 126 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| TG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 126 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| T4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 122 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| TG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.5 MW | Out of Service | 1999 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Road Power, 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 | 13.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 9 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1475 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.