Aurora power station

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Aurora power station is an operating power station of at least 1090-megawatts (MW) in Aurora, DuPage, Illinois, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aurora power station Aurora, DuPage, Illinois, United States 41.8151, -88.2265 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CTG1, Unit CTG10, Unit CTG2, Unit CTG3, Unit CTG4, Unit CTG5, Unit CTG6, Unit CTG7, Unit CTG8, Unit CTG9: 41.8151, -88.2265

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CTG1 operating[1] gas[1] 181[2] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2002[1]
Unit CTG10 operating[1] gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG2 operating[1] gas[1] 181[2] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG3 operating[1] gas[1] 181[2] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG4 operating[1] gas[1] 181[2] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG5 operating[1] gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG6 operating[1] gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG7 operating[1] gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG8 operating[1] gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit CTG9 operating[1] gas[1] 61[2] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit CTG1 Aurora Generation LLC[3] LS Power
Unit CTG10 Aurora Generation LLC[3] LS Power
Unit CTG2 Aurora Generation LLC[3] LS Power
Unit CTG3 Aurora Generation LLC[3] LS Power
Unit CTG4 Aurora Generation LLC[3] LS Power
Unit CTG5 Aurora Generation LLC[3] LS Power
Unit CTG6 Aurora Generation LLC[3] LS Power
Unit CTG7 Aurora Generation LLC[3] LS Power
Unit CTG8 Aurora Generation LLC[3] LS Power
Unit CTG9 Aurora Generation LLC[3] LS Power

Articles and Resources

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

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