Avenue A Generator Sets
Whiteside County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 7854 · Operator: City of Rock Falls - (IL)
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,022Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2000Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.2% | 12,102 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.1% | 7,469 |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 1.8% | 9,844 |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 7,478 |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 10,573 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.1% | 7,729 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 7,707 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 7,927 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 7,909 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 7,649 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,392 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 10,325 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 9,948 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | 1.1% | 9,708 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 0.7% | 9,995 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 0.9% | 6,728 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 9,989 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 10,160 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.7% | 10,056 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 9,514 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 10,263 |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 10,081 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 0.7% | 10,022 |
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 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Sep 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Sep 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Rock Falls - (IL). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Rock Falls - (IL) | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Upper Sterling | 2 MW | 1.2 km |
| Industrial Park | 13 MW | 1.9 km |
| SCS Beltway 011754 Rock Falls, LLC | 1 MW | 2.2 km |
| Galt | 5 MW | 6 km |
| Nelson Energy Center | 628 MW | 6.9 km |
| Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC | 380 MW | 6.9 km |