Orchard Hills Renewable Energy Station is a natural gas power plant in Illinois.
| Plant Name | Orchard Hills Renewable Energy Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc |
| City | Davis Junction |
| County | Ogle County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61020 |
| Coordinates | 42.14240, -89.07900 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 2.7 MW | Retired | 2016 |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 2.7 MW | Retired | 2016 |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 2.7 MW | Retired | 2016 |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 2.7 MW | Retired | 2016 |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 2.7 MW | Retired | 2016 |
| 6 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 2.7 MW | Retired | 2016 |
| 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.