CRETE ENERGY VENTURE LLC

How CRETE ENERGY VENTURE LLC compares

With 356 MW of capacity, CRETE ENERGY VENTURE LLC ranks 29th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 17th of the 50 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.4% of Illinois's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 410th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 62% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Will County with 8 other operating plants, including BRAIDWOOD GENERATION STATION and ELWOOD ENERGY LLC.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 356 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 43.6 GWh in 2024 (a 1.4% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is EAST FRANKFORT (345 kV), about 11.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 18 operating power plants totaling 3,080 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LINCOLN GENERATING FACILITY (692 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 9 mapped data centers; the nearest is Digital Realty CHI (350 E Cermak) in Chicago, about 29.3 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology