107th largest plant in Illinois · 2809th nationally
University Of Illinois Abbott Power Plt is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 80.3 MW. It generates roughly 235.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 22,378 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 33% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 713 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (80.3 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | University Of Illinois Abbott Power Plt |
|---|---|
| Operator | University Of Illinois |
| City | Champaign |
| County | Champaign County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61820 |
| Coordinates | 40.10517, -88.24153 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 13.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| T9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 13.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| T11 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 12.5 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| T10 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.8 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| T6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 1959 |
| T7 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 1962 |
| T12 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| T1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1940 |
| T2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1940 |
| T3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1948 |
| T4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1951 |
| T5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| CO₂ | 83.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 29 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 153 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 713 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.