198th largest plant in Illinois · 8228th nationally
Northwest Community Hospital is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 4.4 MW. It generates roughly 467 MWh per year — enough to power about 44 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1243 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Northwest Community Hospital |
|---|---|
| Operator | Northwest Community Hospital |
| City | Arlington Heights |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60005 |
| Coordinates | 42.06775, -87.99349 |
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 Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| CO₂ | 290 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 7 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1243 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.