How big is Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC?

Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC has a reported capacity of 380 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC?

Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Lee County, IL, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC located?

Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC is in Lee County, IL, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC?

Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC is operated by Invenergy Services LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC generate?

Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC reported 862.8 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC compare to other plants?

By capacity, Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC ranks #132 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #12 of 37 in IL.

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Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC

Invenergy Services LLC · Lee County · PJM

Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC is a natural gas-fired power facility with 380 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Lee County, Illinois, registered as EIA Plant ID 60387. Invenergy Services LLC owns and operates the plant. The plant's generating configuration is two 190-MW natural-gas-fired combustion-turbine generators, GEN3 and GEN4 and 380 MW total nameplate capacity. The facility interconnects at COMED at 345 kV.

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Overview

Key fields

Reported capacity: 380 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 60387
Invenergy Services LLC · Lee County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC is operating.

Profile

Grid role: Peaking generation plant that is mostly merchant, dual-fueled, and equipped with on-site fuel storage; its expected revenues are materially supported by PJM capacity markets.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 380 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Operating status: operating
Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC is operating.
Location: Lee County
PJM
Operator: Invenergy Services LLC
Asset role

Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
GEN3	190 MW 157 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Apr 2023	Operating
GEN4	190 MW 157 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Apr 2023	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 380 MW
National rank: #132
IL rank: #12

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

862.8 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Apr 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

25.8%

Grid and market context

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Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

UNKNOWN122194

IN SERVICE · 345 kV

0.1 km

NELSON

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Land and environmental record

Air Permit

Sep 27, 2016

Permit No. Illinois EPA Bureau of Air construction permit for two additional 190 MWe simple-cycle units

Illinois EPA Bureau of Air issued construction permit on September 27, 2016 for two additional simple-cycle turbines at Nelson Energy Center.

Illinois EPA Approves Permit for 380-MW Expansion of Invenergy Nelson Plant

Cooling Water Discharge

2013

1.449 MGD average cooling-tower and evaporative-cooler blowdown

NPDES fact sheet identifies cooling-tower and evaporative-cooler blowdown from outfall B01 at average flow of 1.449 MGD.

NPDES Permit No. IL0074209

Emissions Control

Sep 27, 2016

Dry low-NOx combustion with 9 ppmv NOx limit on natural gas

Expansion turbines permitted for dry low-NOx combustion on natural gas with NOx limit of 9 ppmv at 15% oxygen.

Illinois EPA Approves Permit for 380-MW Expansion of Invenergy Nelson Plant

Emissions Control

Sep 27, 2016

Low-NOx combustion with water injection and 42.0 ppmv NOx limit on ultra-low-sulfur diesel

Expansion dual-fuel turbines permitted to fire ultra-low-sulfur diesel with low-NOx combustion and water injection, achieving 42.0 ppmv NOx limit at 15% oxygen.

Illinois EPA Approves Permit for 380-MW Expansion of Invenergy Nelson Plant

Surface Water

2013

Rock River and unnamed tributary to Three Mile Branch Creek

NPDES permit identifies Rock River as receiving water for total plant discharge and unnamed tributary to Three Mile Branch Creek for stormwater runoff.

NPDES Permit No. IL0074209

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

2004
2004
Invenergy acquired predecessor property and partially completed facilityInvenergy |...
Invenergy purchased the property from the LSP-Nelson Energy bankruptcy estate. This was the predecessor/site acquisition for the original Nelson project, not a separately documented acquisition of the later EIA plant 60387 expansion.
2013

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Invenergy Services LLC

Entity 49893

Operating portfolio

63 plants

22 states

Reported capacity

11,679.4 MW

Batteries · Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Lackawanna Energy Center	1,498.5 MW	PA
Grays Harbor Energy Facility	714.9 MW	WA
Nelson Energy Center	627.5 MW	IL
Hardee Power Station	470.1 MW	FL
Spindle Hill Energy Center	420 MW	CO
Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLCCurrent	380 MW	IL
Cannon Falls Energy Center	346.8 MW	MN
Delilah Solar Energy II LLC	310 MW	TX

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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