Lake Gas Recovery
Cook County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 50575 · Operator: WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation11GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1993
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 | 49 | 64.3% | — |
| 2002 | 46 | 60.3% | — |
| 2003 | 45.4 | 59.6% | — |
| 2004 | 42.5 | 55.7% | — |
| 2005 | 38.9 | 51.1% | — |
| 2006 | 38.8 | 50.9% | — |
| 2007 | 37.8 | 49.6% | — |
| 2008 | 34.6 | 49.5% | — |
| 2009 | 32.5 | 64.0% | — |
| 2010 | 30.2 | 59.4% | — |
| 2011 | 27.2 | 53.5% | — |
| 2012 | 23.3 | 45.7% | — |
| 2013 | 22.8 | 44.9% | — |
| 2014 | 22.9 | 45.1% | — |
| 2015 | 22 | 43.3% | — |
| 2016 | 21.8 | 42.9% | — |
| 2017 | 26.1 | 51.3% | — |
| 2018 | 19.9 | 39.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8 | 35.0% | — |
| 2020 | 16 | 31.4% | — |
| 2021 | 14.2 | 27.9% | — |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 24.0% | — |
| 2023 | 11.8 | 23.2% | — |
| 2024 | 11 | 21.6% | — |
| 2025 | 10.8 | 21.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | GT | 3 | 2.9 | Aug 1993 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | GT | 3 | 2.9 | Aug 1993 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | GT | 3 | 2.9 | Aug 1988 | Retired Oct 2008 | — | 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 |
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Within 80 km.
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