Woodland Landfill Gas Recovery
Kane County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 54662 · Operator: WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor31%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1992
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 | 12 | 85.9% | — |
| 2002 | 12.3 | 87.7% | — |
| 2003 | 12.3 | 88.0% | — |
| 2004 | 12.1 | 86.2% | — |
| 2005 | 12.2 | 87.0% | — |
| 2006 | 12.3 | 87.8% | — |
| 2007 | 13 | 92.4% | — |
| 2008 | 12.9 | 91.8% | — |
| 2009 | 12.8 | 91.3% | — |
| 2010 | 29.9 | 91.1% | — |
| 2011 | 38.7 | 92.0% | — |
| 2012 | 37.6 | 89.2% | — |
| 2013 | 38 | 90.3% | — |
| 2014 | 35.4 | 84.2% | — |
| 2015 | 35.1 | 83.4% | — |
| 2016 | 12.4 | 29.4% | — |
| 2017 | 28.8 | 68.6% | — |
| 2018 | 28.2 | 67.0% | — |
| 2019 | 25.8 | 61.2% | — |
| 2020 | 23.7 | 56.2% | — |
| 2021 | 12.3 | 29.3% | — |
| 2022 | 19 | 45.2% | — |
| 2023 | 16 | 38.0% | — |
| 2024 | 13.6 | 32.2% | — |
| 2025 | 12.9 | 30.6% | — |
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 | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | May 1992 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | May 1992 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | May 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | May 2010 | 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% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hoffer Plastics | 7 MW | 3 km |
| Elgin Energy Center LLC | 540 MW | 3.3 km |
| Geneva Generation Facility | 30 MW | 10 km |
| Elwood Energy Storage Center | retired | 10.3 km |
| SV CSG Wilson School Solar | — | 10.4 km |
| Settlers Hill Gas Recovery | 6 MW | 12.2 km |