Lake Gas Recovery
Other power plant · Cook County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
6.0 MW
Rank in Illinois
#186
of 580 plants
In service since
1993
August 1993
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC
- County
- Cook County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Illinois
- #25 of 45
- EIA plant code
- 50575
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | 3.0 MW | 2.9 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | 3.0 MW | 2.9 MW | 1993 | 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
| McLeansboro | Other | 6.1 MW |
| Charter Dura-Bar | Natural gas | 6.0 MW |
| MPEA Energy Center | Other | 6.0 MW |
| Settlers Hill Gas Recovery | Other | 6.0 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 6.0 MW solar plant and a 6.0 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