34th largest plant in Illinois · 839th nationally
Southeast Chicago Energy Project is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 407 MW.
| Plant Name | Southeast Chicago Energy Project |
|---|---|
| Operator | Constellation Power, Inc |
| City | Chicago |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60617 |
| Coordinates | 41.71810, -87.54490 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| 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 |
| 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.