Zion Landfill Gas to Energy FacilityRetired
Lake County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 56871 · Operator: Energy Developments Inc
×7 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Jan 2021)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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 | 36 | 58.5% | — |
| 2009 | 44.5 | 72.6% | — |
| 2010 | 40.7 | 66.4% | — |
| 2011 | 44 | 71.7% | — |
| 2012 | 42.1 | 68.5% | — |
| 2013 | 43.6 | 71.1% | — |
| 2014 | 49.1 | 80.1% | — |
| 2015 | 46.7 | 76.2% | — |
| 2016 | 42.5 | 69.1% | — |
| 2017 | 38.7 | 63.1% | — |
| 2018 | 30.5 | 49.7% | — |
| 2019 | 22.6 | 36.9% | — |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 11.1% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Jul 2002 | Retired Jan 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Jul 2002 | Retired Jan 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Jul 2002 | Retired Jan 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Jul 2002 | Retired Jan 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Aug 2007 | Retired Jan 2021 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Energy Developments Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Zion Energy Center | 597 MW | 0.8 km |
| NL IL Lake | — | 1.7 km |
| Cenergy IL - Zion CSG | 2 MW | 3.5 km |
| Cenergy IL - Zion Park District | — | 3.6 km |
| IL - Renewable Properties - Bobcat - Wes | — | 4 km |
| Bristol Woods Solar WI, LLC | 6 MW | 10.2 km |