Zion Landfill Gas To Energy Facility is a natural gas power plant in Illinois.
| Plant Name | Zion Landfill Gas To Energy Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl |
| City | Zion |
| County | Lake County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60099 |
| Coordinates | 42.48030, -87.88610 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2002 |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2002 |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2002 |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2002 |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2007 |
| 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.