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EIA plant 55238

Rockford · Winnebago · IL

NRG Rockford I

Operated by Rockford Generation LLC

Annual generation80,309 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

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42.238558, -89.101202

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine316 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

12,530.16
20
30
40
5172.24
611,171.86
724,060.56
825,468.82
914,797.23
10976.1
110
121,132.02

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
12,530.16
20
30
40
5172.24
611,171.86
724,060.56
825,468.82
914,797.23
10976.1
110
121,132.02

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,530 MWh
20 MWh
30 MWh
40 MWh
5172 MWh
611,172 MWh
724,061 MWh
825,469 MWh
914,797 MWh
10976 MWh
110 MWh
121,132 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
0001Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG158OP
0002Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG158OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55238
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (25,469 MWh) and 2, 3, 4, 11 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 25,469 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
0001Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine158.0181.0188.0115.0
0002Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine158.0180.6188.0115.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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