Geneva Generation Facility
Natural gas power plant · Kane County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
30 MW
Rank in Illinois
#142
of 580 plants
In service since
2005
June 2005
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Geneva- (IL)
- County
- Kane County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Illinois
- #44 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 56462
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.9 MW | 5.4 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| GEN 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.9 MW | 5.4 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| GEN 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.9 MW | 5.4 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| GEN 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.9 MW | 5.4 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| GEN 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.9 MW | 5.4 MW | 2005 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Illinois
| Winnetka | Natural gas | 33 MW |
| Prairie Creek Solar | Solar | 30 MW |
| Factory | Other | 27 MW |
| Pearl Station | Other | 24 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 30 MW solar plant and a 30 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Illinois power plants · What Illinois actually generates