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Interstate — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 7425
Capacity: 138.6 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Sangamon, IL
Operating Since: 1997
Generators: 1
Operator: City of Springfield - (IL)
Parent Company: City of Springfield - (IL)
Annual Generation: 50,816.01 MWh
Capacity Factor: 4.2%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: SERC

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Interstate

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #33 of 70 Natural Gas plants in IL#849 of 2009 nationally

138.6 MW Natural Gas operating in Sangamon, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

138.6 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Technology

1997

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.8230, -89.5892

County

Sangamon, IL

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	City of Springfield - (IL)	City of Springfield - (IL)	—
Owner(s)	City of Springfield - (IL)	City of Springfield - (IL)	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Interstate power plant, located in Sangamon County, Illinois, is a 138.6 MW natural gas-fired combustion turbine facility. It began operating in 1997 and is owned and operated by the City of Springfield, Illinois. The plant has one generator.

Interstate operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 50,816 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 4.2%. Interstate is ranked as the 32nd largest power plant in Illinois out of 32 plants, and 846th nationally out of 945 plants.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

SERC

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

138 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Municipal

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

512 MWh

Latest Month

50.8K MWh

Annual Generation

4.2%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Interstate · 138 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Operator

City Water, Light & Power

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

CWLP.INTERSA81

Pricing Hub

ILLINOIS.HUB

Location Type

Generation Node

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (10)Beta

Regulatory·federal policy

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-551) Comment Request; Extension

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on a renewal of currently approved information collection FERC-551: Reporting of Flow Volume and Capacity by Interstate Natural Ga...

Federal Register (FERC)·2 weeks ago

Hazards·other

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Patch·2 weeks ago

Regulatory·federal policy

Oil Pipeline Affiliate Committed Service

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is withdrawing the proposed policy statement that proposed to revise the Commission's policy for evaluating whether contractual committed transportation service on oil pipelines complies with the Interstate Commerce Act where the only shipper ...

Federal Register (FERC)·1 months ago