Home › Illinois › Cook County › Southeast Chicago Energy Project Southeast Chicago Energy Project 🔥 Natural Gas IPP Non-CHP 407 MW capacity
Capacity 407 MW nameplate
Annual Generation — EPA eGRID
Capacity Factor —
Annual CO₂ — metric tons
Location Plant Name Southeast Chicago Energy Project Operator Constellation Power, Inc City Chicago County Cook County State Illinois ZIP 60617 Coordinates 41.71810, -87.54490
Generators (8) ID Technology Fuel Capacity Status Online GT05 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 50.9 MW Retired 2002 GT06 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 50.9 MW Retired 2002 GT07 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 50.9 MW Retired 2002 GT08 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 50.9 MW Retired 2002 GT09 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 50.9 MW Retired 2002 GT10 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 50.9 MW Retired 2002 GT11 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 50.9 MW Retired 2002 GT12 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 50.9 MW Retired 2002
Grid context NERC Region RFC Balancing Authority Pjm Interconnection, Llc
What this means 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.