University Park North
Natural gas power plant · Will County, Illinois
Nameplate capacity
726 MW
Rank in Illinois
#16
of 580 plants
In service since
2002
June 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- LSP University Park LLC
- County
- Will County
- Generating units
- 12
- Share of state capacity
- 1.38%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Illinois
- #6 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 55640
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 10 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 11 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 12 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | 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
| Aurora | Natural gas | 1,086 MW |
| MPH Elwood | Natural gas | 768 MW |
| Holland Energy Facility | Natural gas | 702 MW |
| Lee Energy Facility | Natural gas | 692 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 726 MW solar plant and a 726 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