Zion Energy Center is a 596.7MW gas fired power project. It is located in Illinois, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in June 2002. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by Zion Energy with a stake of 100%.

It is a Gas Turbine power plant that is used for Peakload. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is natural gas. In case of shortage of natural gas the plant can also run on Distillate Fuel Oil. The fuel is procured from Kinder Morgan, NGPL.

The project generated 61,705MWh of electricity.

Development status

The project got commissioned in June 2002.

Power purchase agreement

Alliant Energy and We Energies are the power offtakers from the project.

Contractors involved

Zion Energy Center (Zion Energy Center Unit I) is equipped with GE Power gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 198.9MW nameplate capacity.

Zion Energy Center (Zion Energy Center Unit II) is equipped with GE Power gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 198.9MW nameplate capacity.

Zion Energy Center (Zion Energy Center Unit III) is equipped with GE Power gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 198.9MW nameplate capacity.

GE Power supplied electric generator for the Zion Energy Center (Zion Energy Center Unit I).

GE Power supplied electric generator for the Zion Energy Center (Zion Energy Center Unit II).

GE Power supplied electric generator for the Zion Energy Center (Zion Energy Center Unit III).

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.