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Winnetka — Power plant · Gas, steam turbine · Village of Winnetka - (IL)Melrose Park 2-SLCHI547 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 3 MW · 11.5 mi awayDes Plaines 11-SLCHI211 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.6 MW · 11.7 mi awayCloud HQ- ORD — Filed · Large load · IL · 12.6 mi awayTUR VENTURES LLC — Built · Large load · IL · 12.8 mi awayPrime Data Center — Built · Large load · IL · 13.4 mi awayFranklin Park 2-SLCHI802 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.2 MW · 13.4 mi awayCLOUD HQ DATA CENTER — Built · Large load · IL · 13.4 mi awaySTREAM DATA CENTERS ORDC CAMPUS — Built · Large load · IL · 13.5 mi awayData Center 901 Busse Road Elk Grove — Filed · Large load · IL · 13.6 mi awayEDGECONNEX — Built · Large load · IL · 13.7 mi awayEDGECONNEX — Large load · IL · 13.7 mi awaySTREAM DATA CENTERS — Built · Large load · IL · 13.7 mi awayElk Grove 1-SLCHI701 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.7 MW · 13.7 mi awayCHI12 Data Center — Filed · Large load · IL · 13.8 mi awayW Belmont Ave — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.4 MW · 13.8 mi awayEquinix CH5 Chiller — Built · Large load · IL · 13.8 mi awayELK GROVE VILLAGE (CHI10-11-12) DATA CENTER — Large load · IL · 13.9 mi awayEQUINIX CH-5 DATA CENTER — Built · Large load · IL · 13.9 mi awayAligned Data Centers ORD04 — Under construction · Large load · IL · 13.9 mi awayADP — Built · Large load · IL · 13.9 mi awayElk Grove 51-SLCHI151 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.4 MW · 14.1 mi awayT5@CHICAGO II LP — Built · Large load · IL · 14.1 mi awayBensenville Ind Park 11 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.2 MW · 14.2 mi awayBensenville Ind Park 12-SLCHI412 — Postponed · Solar · IL · 1.1 MW · 14.2 mi awayBensenville Ind Park 10-SLCHI410 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.2 MW · 14.3 mi awayBensenville Ind Park 6-SLCHI406 — Postponed · Solar · IL · 1.1 MW · 14.3 mi awayBensenville 14-SLCHI414 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.3 MW · 14.3 mi awayBensenville 13-SLCHI513 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.4 MW · 14.4 mi awayMobile Crane - Unit (Chicago data centre) — Filed · Large load · IL · 14.4 mi awayDLR 9311 (Franklin Park data centre) — Filed · Large load · IL · 14.4 mi away2425 BUSSE ROAD LLC — Built · Large load · IL · 14.5 mi awayELK GROVE VILLAGE (CH1-CH2-CH3) DATA CENTER — Built · Large load · IL · 14.5 mi awayBensenville Ind Park 4-SLCHI424 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.7 MW · 14.5 mi awayFRANKLIN PARK (CHI22) DATA CENTER — Built · Large load · IL · 14.6 mi awayBensenville Ind Park 2-SLCHI402 — Under construction · Solar · IL · 1.1 MW · 14.6 mi awayDIPPER VENTURES LLC CH3 DATA CENTER — Built · Large load · IL · 14.6 mi awayDIGITAL GRAND AVENUE 3 LLC — Built · Large load · IL · 14.8 mi away
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Winnetka

Power plant · Gas, steam turbine

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, steam turbineran 1% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1948
Net generation, 2025
2,914 MWh
Grid
12 kV to Village of Winnetka - (IL) (PJM)
Location
Cook County, Illinois
Operated by
Village of Winnetka - (IL)SourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2002 to 2025
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2002 to 2025
  • Gas
  • Oil

Operations detail

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Technology
Gas, steam turbine source: “Natural Gas Steam Turbine”
Age
78 years since 1948
Unused energy
290 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
16,465 Btu/kWh 2025
All 7 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
AttributeValue
Grid
Nerc region
RFC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
12.50
Transmission owner
Village of Winnetka - (IL)
Balancing authority code
PJM
Balancing authority name
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Eia status
By code
OP
Mw
24
Units
4
OS
Mw
9.40
Units
1
Standby mw
0
Status rule
some_units_idle
In service mw
33.40
Out of service mw
9.40
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202547,980
Capacity factor, 20250.010
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202516,465.3
Net generation (MWh), 20252,914
Balancing authority codePJM

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

3 sources

Sources EIA-860M · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

Sources

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 15 mi
ProjectKindAwayMW
Melrose Park 2-SLCHI547 Under construction Solar 11.5 mi 3
Des Plaines 11-SLCHI211 Under construction Solar 11.7 mi 1.6
Cloud HQ- ORD Filed Large load 12.6 mi
TUR VENTURES LLC Built Large load 12.8 mi
Prime Data Center Built Large load 13.4 mi
Franklin Park 2-SLCHI802 Under construction Solar 13.4 mi 1.2
CLOUD HQ DATA CENTER Built Large load 13.4 mi
STREAM DATA CENTERS ORDC CAMPUS Built Large load 13.5 mi
Data Center 901 Busse Road Elk Grove Filed Large load 13.6 mi
EDGECONNEX × 2 units Built Large load 13.7 mi
STREAM DATA CENTERS Built Large load 13.7 mi
Elk Grove 1-SLCHI701 Under construction Solar 13.7 mi 1.7
CHI12 Data Center Filed Large load 13.8 mi
W Belmont Ave Under construction Solar 13.8 mi 1.4
Equinix CH5 Chiller Built Large load 13.8 mi
ELK GROVE VILLAGE (CHI10-11-12) DATA CENTER Unknown Large load 13.9 mi
EQUINIX CH-5 DATA CENTER Built Large load 13.9 mi
Aligned Data Centers ORD04 Under construction Large load 13.9 mi
ADP Built Large load 13.9 mi
Elk Grove 51-SLCHI151 Under construction Solar 14.1 mi 1.4
T5@CHICAGO II LP Built Large load 14.1 mi
Bensenville Ind Park 11 Under construction Solar 14.2 mi 1.2
Bensenville Ind Park 12-SLCHI412 Postponed Solar 14.2 mi 1.1
Bensenville Ind Park 10-SLCHI410 Under construction Solar 14.3 mi 1.2
Bensenville Ind Park 6-SLCHI406 Postponed Solar 14.3 mi 1.1
Bensenville 14-SLCHI414 Under construction Solar 14.3 mi 1.3
Bensenville 13-SLCHI513 Under construction Solar 14.4 mi 1.4
Mobile Crane - Unit (Chicago data centre) Filed Large load 14.4 mi
DLR 9311 (Franklin Park data centre) Filed Large load 14.4 mi
2425 BUSSE ROAD LLC Built Large load 14.5 mi
ELK GROVE VILLAGE (CH1-CH2-CH3) DATA CENTER Built Large load 14.5 mi
Bensenville Ind Park 4-SLCHI424 Under construction Solar 14.5 mi 1.7
FRANKLIN PARK (CHI22) DATA CENTER Built Large load 14.6 mi
Bensenville Ind Park 2-SLCHI402 Under construction Solar 14.6 mi 1.1
DIPPER VENTURES LLC CH3 DATA CENTER Built Large load 14.6 mi
DIGITAL GRAND AVENUE 3 LLC Built Large load 14.8 mi

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

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