Northwest Community Hospital
Cook County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 59847 · Operator: Northwest Community Hospital
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor2%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,879Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1996Runs as rarely runs
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), gas/coal/oil 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,333 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.7% | 11,380 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 11,368 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.8% | 11,368 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 2.9% | 11,373 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 1.4% | 11,373 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3.1% | 9,226 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 3.8% | 11,374 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 4.6% | 11,373 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 1.5% | 10,636 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 1.6% | — |
| 2025 | 0.6 | 1.9% | 10,879 |
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 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.1 | 0.9 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.1 | 0.9 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.1 | 0.9 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.1 | 0.9 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northwest Community Hospital. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northwest Community Hospital | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| NorthropGrummanSolar(Rolling Meadows,IL) | 1 MW | 4.7 km |
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| Des Plaines 7-SLCHI819 | 1 MW | 7.6 km |
| Elk Grove 51-SLCHI151 | — | 8 km |
| Des Plaines 11-SLCHI211 | — | 8.7 km |
| Bensenville 13-SLCHI513 | — | 9.5 km |