Kishwaukee CHP Plant
Other power plant · Winnebago County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
3.0 MW
Rank in Illinois
#277
of 580 plants
In service since
2010
January 2010
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Four Rivers Sanitation Authority
- County
- Winnebago County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Illinois
- #44 of 45
- EIA plant code
- 58177
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| 2 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| 3 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2010 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 3.0 MW solar plant and a 3.0 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