Lincoln Generating Facility — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55222
- Capacity
- 692 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Will, IL
- Operating Since
- 2000
- Generators
- 8
- Operator
- Lincoln Generating Facility LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 9,469.02 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.2%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Lincoln Generating Facility
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #10 of 70 Natural Gas plants in IL#313 of 2009 nationally
692 MW Natural Gas operating in Will, IL — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAWD
692 MW
Nameplate Capacity
8
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2000
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.3933, -87.9436
County
Will, IL
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Lincoln Generating Facility LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Lincoln Generating Facility LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Lincoln Generating Facility is a 692 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Will County, Illinois. The plant began operating in 2000 and is owned and operated by Lincoln Generating Facility LLC. It consists of 8 natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. The facility is interconnected to the grid within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region.
In the most recent year of record, the Lincoln Generating Facility produced 9,469 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.2%. The plant is ranked as the 10th largest of 32 power plants in Illinois, and 320th out of 945 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
354 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
9.5K MWh
Annual Generation
0.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Lincoln
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
936 LINC12 KV LE-1
Pricing Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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