CPV Three Rivers Energy Center
CPV Three Rivers Energy Center is a natural gas plant in Grundy County, Illinois, operated by CPV Three Rivers, LLC. It is the biggest of Illinois’s 68 natural gas plants. Of its current capacity, 1,300 MW came online between 2023 and 2025.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
1,300 MW
1,221 MW net summer capacity
2 operable units
- Gas combined cycle1,300 MW100%
Unit by unit, 2023 to 2025
operating in 2025bar height follows unit size
Unit GEN1 Gas combined cycle, 650 MW, 2023
Unit GEN2 Gas combined cycle, 650 MW, 2023
Among Illinois’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1Braidwood Generation Station2,450 MW
- 2Byron Generating Station2,450 MW
- 3LaSalle Generating Station2,340 MW
- 7Prairie State Generating Station1,766 MW
- 8Kincaid Generation LLC1,319 MW
- 9CPV Three Rivers Energy Centerthis plant
- 10Jackson Generation, LLC1,289 MW
- 11Baldwin Energy Complex1,260 MW
Other rankings
- All US power plants
- 185th of 14,286
- Power plants in Illinois
- 9th of 601
- US natural gas plants
- 74th of 1,961
- Plants in the PJM Interconnection balancing area
- 47th of 2,049
- Biggest single unit, among Illinois’s plants
- 10th of 601
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Gas combined cycle | 650 MW | 616 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Gas combined cycle | 650 MW | 605 MW | 2023 | Operating |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- PJM Interconnection
- Reliability region
- ReliabilityFirst
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 345 kV
- Nearest town on record
- Morris
- Operator type
- Independent producer
- Coordinates
- 41.372°N, 88.284°W
Closest plants
| Plant | Runs on | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden Generating Station | Nuclear | 2,019 MW | 1.4 mi northeast |
| Morris Cogeneration LLC | Natural gas | 219 MW | 3.7 mi northwest |
| ExxonMobil Oil Joliet Refinery | Other sources | 43.4 MW | 6.1 mi northeast |
| Kendall County Generation Facility | Natural gas | 1,256 MW | 7.6 mi north |
| Water Lily Solar LLC | Solar | 2.6 MW | 7.9 mi north |
| Keeversville Solar CSG | Solar | 2 MW | 8.8 mi southeast |
| Braidwood Generation Station | Nuclear | 2,450 MW | 9.4 mi south |
| Elwood Energy LLC | Natural gas | 576 MW | 9.5 mi northeast |