City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68752
- Capacity
- 16.3 MW
- Primary Fuel
- JF
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Lasalle, IL
- Operating Since
- 1968
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- City of Peru - (IL)
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 0 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta
OperatingDistillate OilJet Fuel
Ranked #1 of 1 Jet Fuel plants in IL#4 of 4 nationally
16.3 MW Jet Fuel operating in Lasalle, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIA
16.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1968
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.3243, -89.1241
County
Lasalle, IL
Nearby Plants
- City of Peru Plank Road Generating StationDistillate Oil13.5 MW · 3.5 km
- City of Peru Rail Generating StationDistillate Oil5.4 MW · 5.3 km
- Putnam Solar 1Solar2 MW · 10.4 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Peru - (IL) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Peru - (IL) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The City of Peru Water Street Generating Station is a 16.3 MW power plant located in Lasalle County, Illinois. The plant began operating in 1968 and is owned and operated by the City of Peru. It utilizes petroleum liquids, specifically distillate fuel oil (DFO), as its primary fuel source. The facility consists of two generators.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority area and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. Based on its capacity, the City of Peru Water Street Generating Station ranks 10th out of 35 similar plants in Illinois and 230th out of 886 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
AMIL.IP.IMEA
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Location Type
Load Zone
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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