Industrial Park — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 7934
- Capacity
- 13.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Oil
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Whiteside, IL
- Operating Since
- 2001
- Generators
- 7
- Operator
- City of Rock Falls - (IL)
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 615 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
Industrial Park
OperatingDistillate Oil
Ranked #15 of 33 Distillate Oil plants in IL#230 of 827 nationally
13.4 MW Distillate Oil operating in Whiteside, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
13.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
7
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
2001
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.7671, -89.6746
County
Whiteside, IL
Nearby Plants
- SCS Beltway 011754 Rock Falls, LLCSolar1 MW · 0.4 km
- Avenue A Generator SetsDistillate Oil3.6 MW · 2.0 km
- Upper SterlingHydro2.2 MW · 2.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Rock Falls - (IL) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Rock Falls - (IL) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Industrial Park power plant is a 13.4 MW electricity generating facility located in Whiteside County, Illinois. The plant, which began operating in 2001, is owned and operated by the City of Rock Falls. It utilizes seven generators powered by distillate fuel oil (DFO) as its primary energy source, classifying it as a petroleum liquids-based power plant.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) market and balancing authority area. In the most recent year for which data is available, the Industrial Park plant generated 615 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 0.5%. The plant holds a ranking of 18 out of 35 similar facilities in Illinois and 273 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
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
73 MWh
Latest Month
615 MWh
Annual Generation
0.5%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Rock Falls Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Commonwealth Edison
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
PJM/ComEd.ROCKFALLS
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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