Settlers Hill Gas Recovery
Kane County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 50563 · Operator: WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation22GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor44%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1988
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), other units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.1 | 80.9% | — |
| 2002 | 41.2 | 81.0% | — |
| 2003 | 39.6 | 78.0% | — |
| 2004 | 38.5 | 75.6% | — |
| 2005 | 39.9 | 78.5% | — |
| 2006 | 41.3 | 81.4% | — |
| 2007 | 41.6 | 82.0% | — |
| 2008 | 41.3 | 81.0% | — |
| 2009 | 43 | 84.5% | — |
| 2010 | 41.1 | 80.9% | — |
| 2011 | 42 | 82.7% | — |
| 2012 | 42.2 | 82.9% | — |
| 2013 | 43.5 | 85.7% | — |
| 2014 | 42.7 | 84.1% | — |
| 2015 | 40.6 | 80.0% | — |
| 2016 | 38.5 | 75.5% | — |
| 2017 | 34.8 | 68.6% | — |
| 2018 | 33 | 65.0% | — |
| 2019 | 33 | 64.8% | — |
| 2020 | 30.5 | 59.9% | — |
| 2021 | 27.8 | 54.7% | — |
| 2022 | 23.4 | 46.0% | — |
| 2023 | 24.9 | 48.9% | — |
| 2024 | 21.5 | 42.1% | — |
| 2025 | 22.2 | 43.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | GT | 3 | 2.9 | Oct 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | GT | 3 | 2.9 | May 1998 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| DS Containers | 2 MW | 2.3 km |
| Geneva Generation Facility | 30 MW | 2.5 km |
| Elwood Energy Storage Center | retired | 6.1 km |
| Mooseheart Power House | 2 MW | 6.5 km |
| Mooseheart School Solar | 2 MW | 6.8 km |
| Aurora | 1,086 MW | 8.1 km |