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Hoffer Plastics — Power plant · Gas, reciprocating engine · Hoffer PlasticsSV CSG Wilson School Solar — Solar · IL · 5 MW · 7.4 km awayCOMPASS DATACENTERS ORD I — Large load · IL · 11.2 km awaySV CSG Sun Trust Solar — Solar · IL · 5 MW · 12.9 km away1454.07-IL 7 (Gevena data centre) — Large load · IL · 14.1 km awayORD-02 (West Chicago data centre) — Large load · IL · 14.5 km awayCOLOVORE LLC — Large load · IL · 14.5 km awayMICROSOFT HOFFMAN ESTATES (CHI05) DATA CENTER — Large load · IL · 16.4 km awayCLOP CAROL STREAM IL LLC — Large load · IL · 18.3 km awayKN216 — Solar · IL · 4.9 MW · 19.8 km awayGlendale Heights 10-SLCHI910 — Solar · IL · 1.3 MW · 20.7 km awayEDGED CHICAGO LLC — Large load · IL · 21.9 km awayCYRUSONE LLC — Large load · IL · 22.3 km awayAddison 11-SLCHI404 — Solar · IL · 1.6 MW · 22.3 km awayAurora 7-SLCHI307 — Solar · IL · 1.9 MW · 22.6 km awayCYRUSONE LLC — Large load · IL · 23.0 km awayNTT Data Centers — Large load · IL · 24.4 km away
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Hoffer Plastics

Power plant · Gas, reciprocating engine

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, reciprocating engineran 4% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1992
Net generation, 2025
2,684 MWh
Grid
34 kV to Commonwealth Edison Co (PJM)
Location
Kane County, Illinois
Operated by
Hoffer PlasticsSourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2026
  • Gas

Operations detail

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Technology
Gas, reciprocating engine source: “Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine”
Age
34 years since 1992
Unused energy
60 GWh 2025Unused energyA lead, not a guarantee: MW × hours × (1 − capacity factor) for the latest year (EIA-923), gas, coal and oil plants only. Air-permit run-hour caps, heat rate (cost to run) and capacity-market or reliability obligations can rule it out.
Heat rate
12,437 Btu/kWh 2025
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
AttributeValue
Grid
Nerc region
RFC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
34
Transmission owner
Commonwealth Edison Co
Balancing authority code
PJM
Balancing authority name
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202533,381
Capacity factor, 20250.043
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202512,437
Net generation (MWh), 20252,684
Balancing authority codePJM

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

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Nearby

within 25 km
ProjectKindAwayMW
SV CSG Wilson School Solar Permitted Solar 7.4 km 5
COMPASS DATACENTERS ORD I Under construction Large load 11.2 km
SV CSG Sun Trust Solar Under construction Solar 12.9 km 5
1454.07-IL 7 (Gevena data centre) Filed Large load 14.1 km
ORD-02 (West Chicago data centre) Filed Large load 14.5 km
COLOVORE LLC Built Large load 14.5 km
MICROSOFT HOFFMAN ESTATES (CHI05) DATA CENTER Unknown Large load 16.4 km
CLOP CAROL STREAM IL LLC Built Large load 18.3 km
KN216 Under construction Solar 19.8 km 4.9
Glendale Heights 10-SLCHI910 Under construction Solar 20.7 km 1.3
EDGED CHICAGO LLC Built Large load 21.9 km
CYRUSONE LLC × 2 units Unknown Large load 22.3 km
Addison 11-SLCHI404 Under construction Solar 22.3 km 1.6
Aurora 7-SLCHI307 Under construction Solar 22.6 km 1.9
NTT Data Centers Built Large load 24.4 km

Sources EIA-860M · EPA ICIS-NPDES · FAA OE/AAA · EPA ICIS-Air