41st largest plant in Illinois · 988th nationally
Nrg Rockford I is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 316 MW. It generates roughly 107.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,198 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1235 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Nrg Rockford I |
|---|---|
| Operator | Rockford Generation Llc |
| City | Rockford |
| County | Winnebago County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61104 |
| Coordinates | 42.23856, -89.10120 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 158 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 0002 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 158 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 66.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 22 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1235 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.