219th largest plant in Illinois · 9517th nationally
Westrock (Il) is a natural gas power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 2.9 MW.
| Plant Name | Westrock (Il) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Westrock (Il) |
| City | Aurora |
| County | Kane County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60505 |
| Coordinates | 41.76970, -88.28000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.8 MW | Standby | 1992 |
| E-1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Standby | 1992 |
| E2-A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Standby | 1992 |
| E2-B | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Standby | 1992 |
| 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.