408th largest plant in Illinois · 12057th nationally
Thornwood High School is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 1.4 MW.
| Plant Name | Thornwood High School |
|---|---|
| Operator | Thorton Township School Dist |
| City | South Holland |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60473 |
| Coordinates | 41.58390, -87.60470 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Out of Service | 1996 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Out of Service | 1996 |
| 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.