# Nelson Energy Center

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/nelson-energy-center

Invenergy Nelson LLC - Lee County - PJM

Nelson Energy Center is a 627.5 MW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle power plant located at 1311 Nelson Road, Rock Falls, Lee County, Illinois. The facility comprises two GE 7FA gas turbines (CT1: 181.9 MW nameplate, CT2: 179.4 MW nameplate) and two GE A10 steam turbines (ST1 and ST2: 133.1 MW nameplate each). In May 2018, AMP Capital and Invenergy formed a 50/50 joint-ownership partnership covering Invenergy's operating and development natural-gas portfolio, including Nelson.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 627.5 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55183 — plant-55183

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- **Operator:** Invenergy Services LLC

## Related parties

- **Operator / O&M provider:** Invenergy Services LLC — Operator ([source](https://www.invenergy.com))
- **Developer / sponsor:** Invenergy Clean Power LLC — Developer ([source](https://www.invenergy.com))
- **Parent company:** Invenergy LLC — Parent company ([source](https://www.invenergy.com))
- **Offtaker:** WPPI Energy — Long-term power purchaser ([source](https://www.wppienergy.org))
- **Equipment supplier:** General Electric (GE) — Gas and steam turbine supplier ([source](https://www.gevernova.com))

## Sources

- [invenergy.com](https://invenergy.com/news/invenergy-announces-start-of-commercial-operation-of-nelson-energy-center-in-illinois) — invenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [invenergy.com](https://invenergy.com/news/invenergy-completes-project-financing-for-nelson-energy-center-in-illinois) — invenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [invenergy.com](https://invenergy.com/projects/case-studies/nelson-energy-center) — invenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/nelson-energy-center
Website: [Invenergy Nelson LLC](https://www.invenergy.com)

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