Elwood Energy Storage Center
A 19.8 MW storage power plant in DuPage, Illinois, owned by West Chicago Battery Storage LLC, commissioned in 2015, retired in 2022.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 59959Retired 2022Storage
Nameplate capacity
19.8 MW
Primary fuel
Storage
Commissioned
2015
Time in queue (2013→2015)
1.9 yrs
Owner
West Chicago Battery Storage LLC
Location
DuPage, Illinois
Coordinates
Generation (2022)
0 GWh
Status
Retired
Retired
2022
Technology
Batteries
Units
1
This facility was matched to a PJM Interconnection interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2013, commercial operation 2015 — 1.9 years in the queue. See the PJM queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -4 | |
| 2017 | -5.7 | |
| 2018 | -4.1 | |
| 2019 | -2.3 | |
| 2020 | -1.6 | |
| 2021 | -0.9 | |
| 2022 | 0 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Generation Facility | Natural Gas | 29.5 MW | ~4 km |
| Settlers Hill Gas Recovery | Waste | 6 MW | ~6 km |
| Aurora | Natural Gas | 1.09 GW | ~9 km |
| Woodland Landfill Gas Recovery | Waste | 4.8 MW | ~10 km |
| Nalco | Natural Gas | 4.7 MW | ~11 km |
| MRP Elgin LLC | Natural Gas | 540 MW | ~12 km |