Elgin energy center

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Elgin energy center is an operating power station of at least 540-megawatts (MW) in Elgin, Cook, Illinois, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Elgin energy center Elgin, Cook, Illinois, United States 42.00006, -88.24457 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CT01, Unit CT02, Unit CT03, Unit CT04: 42.00006, -88.24457

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CT01 operating[2] gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] no[1] 2002[1]
Unit CT02 operating[2] gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] no[1] 2002[1]
Unit CT03 operating[2] gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] no[1] 2002[1]
Unit CT04 operating[2] gas[2] 135[2] gas turbine[2] no[1] 2002[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 CT01 Lincoln Power LLC[2][3] Carlyle Group LP
Unit CT02 Lincoln Power LLC[2][3] Carlyle Group LP
Unit CT03 Lincoln Power LLC[2][3] Carlyle Group LP
Unit CT04 Lincoln Power LLC[2][3] Carlyle Group LP

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125145535/https://www.spglobal.com/usercontrols/articlecontent.aspx?acp=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. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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