University of Illinois Cogen Facility
Natural gas power plant · Cook County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
60 MW
Rank in Illinois
#125
of 580 plants
In service since
1993
April 1993
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- University of Illinois
- County
- Cook County
- Generating units
- 10
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Illinois
- #37 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 54044
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7.8 MW | 6.4 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7.8 MW | 6.4 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7.8 MW | 6.4 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.3 MW | 6.3 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.3 MW | 6.3 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| RE1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.5 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| RE2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.5 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| RE3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.5 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.7 MW | 3.7 MW | 2000 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.7 MW | 3.7 MW | 2000 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Whitney Hill Wind Power LLC | Wind | 65 MW |
| Primient Decatur Plant Cogen | Natural gas | 65 MW |
| Ingredion Incorporated | Natural gas | 55 MW |
| Panther Creek Wind Project | Wind | 54 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 60 MW solar plant and a 60 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