Rochelle Energy Center
Other power plant · Ogle County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
4.8 MW
Rank in Illinois
#241
of 580 plants
In service since
2011
December 2011
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Frontier Operation Services
- County
- Ogle County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Illinois
- #34 of 45
- EIA plant code
- 58377
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC1 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| REC2 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2011 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| REC3 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2011 | 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 4.8 MW solar plant and a 4.8 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