Prairie View Il is a natural gas power plant in Illinois.
| Plant Name | Prairie View Il |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| City | Wilmington |
| County | Will County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60481 |
| Coordinates | 41.34306, -88.10139 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2011 |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2011 |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2011 |
| 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.