70th largest plant in Illinois · 1643rd nationally
Tilton is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 188 MW. It generates roughly 62.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,970 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1515 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Tilton |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tilton Energy Llc |
| City | Tilton |
| County | Vermilion County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61833 |
| Coordinates | 40.10612, -87.65382 |
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 Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 47.0 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 47.0 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 47.0 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 47.0 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| CO₂ | 47.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 45 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1515 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
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.