204th largest plant in Illinois · 8730th nationally
Triton East And West Cogen is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 3.6 MW. It generates roughly 127 MWh per year — enough to power about 12 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 462 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Triton East And West Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Triton College |
| City | River Grove |
| County | Cook County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60171 |
| Coordinates | 41.91694, -87.84556 |
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 | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1998 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1998 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.4 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| CO₂ | 29 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 462 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 | 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.