Lake Forest Hospital Central Energy Plant
Lake County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 60797 · Operator: Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,388Btu/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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.3 | 1.2% | 7,146 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.9% | 7,142 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 1.0% | 7,604 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 1.3% | 28,241 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 1.9% | 11,296 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 1.3% | 11,292 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.9% | 11,107 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 1.0% | 11,090 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 1.1% | 11,093 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 0.6% | 11,388 |
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 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| North Chicago Energy Center | 12 MW | 5.9 km |
| Waukegan | 112 MW | 15 km |
| Yeoman Creek | 7 MW | 15.3 km |
| Countyside Genco LLC | retired | 15.7 km |
| Lake Gas Recovery | 6 MW | 17 km |
| Winnetka | 33 MW | 18.9 km |