Beecher Gas Recovery
Will County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 56419 · Operator: Will County Energy LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor11%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2006
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17 | 77.9% | — |
| 2009 | 21.7 | 74.9% | — |
| 2010 | 23.2 | 80.2% | — |
| 2011 | 22.7 | 78.5% | — |
| 2012 | 19.8 | 68.2% | — |
| 2013 | 17.8 | 61.6% | — |
| 2014 | 4.3 | 15.0% | — |
| 2015 | 2.8 | 9.7% | — |
| 2016 | 14.7 | 50.8% | — |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 40.6% | — |
| 2018 | 14.4 | 49.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8 | 34.1% | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 31.2% | — |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 19.1% | — |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 12.0% | — |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 11.1% | — |
| 2024 | 4.7 | 16.2% | — |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 11.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 2006 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| B2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 2006 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| B3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Oct 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Will County Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| 31st Street Energy LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Falconhead Solar, LLC | — | 5.6 km |
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