1515 S Caron RoadRetired
Ogle County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 7770 · Operator: Rochelle Municipal Utilities
×4 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Mar 2022)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 9.9% | 11,114 |
| 2003 | 1.5 | 5.1% | 11,948 |
| 2004 | 0.4 | 1.3% | 14,183 |
| 2005 | 0.3 | 1.1% | 20,169 |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 0.6% | 14,119 |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 0.3% | — |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 13,250 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 0.6% | 13,232 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 1.2% | 13,135 |
| 2011 | 0.2 | 0.6% | 15,833 |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 0.7% | 13,317 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.8% | 12,177 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 0.7% | 13,365 |
| 2015 | 0.3 | 1.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.3 | 1.2% | 13,373 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 1.0% | 13,932 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 1.0% | 14,382 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.1% | 16,417 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.6% | 16,281 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.8% | 19,010 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 4.2 | 3 | May 2000 | Retired Mar 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Rochelle Municipal Utilities. 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.
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