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University of Illinois Cogen Facility

University of Illinois Cogen Facility is a 52.5 MW operating gas power plant in Cook County, Illinois, operated by University of Illinois.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 1993 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine7.8 MW OperatingJan 2002
CT2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine7.8 MW OperatingJan 2002
CT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine7.8 MW OperatingJan 2002
GEN1Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine6.3 MW OperatingApr 1993
GEN2Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine6.3 MW OperatingMay 1993
RE1Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine5.5 MW OperatingJan 2002
RE2Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine5.5 MW OperatingJan 2002
RE3Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine5.5 MW OperatingJan 2002
GEN3Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine3.7 MW Out of service long-termJul 2000
GEN4Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine3.7 MW Out of service long-termJul 2000

Plant details

Operator
University of Illinois
Location
Cook County, Illinois
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
Commercial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 52.5 MW
Out of service: 7.4 MW
First unit online
Apr 1993
EIA plant ID
54044

Location

41.8675, -87.6524

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem