# University Park North

PJM Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/university-park-north

University Park North is a natural gas-fired power facility with 726 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Will County, Illinois, registered as EIA Plant ID 55640. Its grid role is existing PJM generation-capacity resource.

## Key facts

- Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Power capacity: 726 MW
- Operating status: operating

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Balancing authority: PJM

## Source-backed facts

- Owner logo domain: lspower.com — LS Power Completes a Refinancing of the University Park North, University Park South and Riverside Projects - LS Power · confidence: medium
- Owner logo domain: lspower.com — LS Power: Home · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"55640","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"1-12","system":"EIA generator IDs"},{"value":"12922-12930; 13104-13106","system":"FERC EIA index record IDs"},{"value":"56928","system":"EIA operator code"},{"value":"PJM","system":"ISO/RTO"},{"value":"ER02-1327-000","system":"FERC MBR docket"},{"value":"10349","system":"FERC MBR asset appendix"},{"value":"AA1-078","system":"PJM queue ID"},{"value":"PJM; Northeast","system":"FERC market/balancing-area record"}] — MBR | Index · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"55640","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"1-12","system":"EIA generator IDs"},{"value":"12922-12930; 13104-13106","system":"FERC EIA index record IDs"},{"value":"56928","system":"EIA operator code"},{"value":"PJM","system":"ISO/RTO"},{"value":"ER02-1327-000","system":"FERC MBR docket"},{"value":"10349","system":"FERC MBR asset appendix"},{"value":"AA1-078","system":"PJM queue ID"},{"value":"PJM; Northeast","system":"FERC market/balancing-area record"}] — MBR | Index · confidence: medium
- Official project url: https://www.lspower.com/news/ls-power-completes-refinancing-university-park-north-university-park-south-riverside-projects — LS Power Completes a Refinancing of the University Park North, University Park South and Riverside Projects - LS Power · confidence: high
- Description: University Park North is an operating 726 MW natural-gas power plant in Will County, Illinois, commissioned in 2002. Plant records identify LSP University Park LLC as the operator and assign plant code 55640 and operator code 56928. The facility has 12 gas-turbine generators, numbered 1 through 12, with 60.5 MW nameplate capacity reported for each unit. — Elect Plant Data with Gen. · confidence: medium
- Description: University Park North is an operating 726 MW natural-gas power plant in Will County, Illinois, commissioned in 2002. Plant records identify LSP University Park LLC as the operator and assign plant code 55640 and operator code 56928. The facility has 12 gas-turbine generators, numbered 1 through 12, with 60.5 MW nameplate capacity reported for each unit. — MBR | Index · confidence: medium
- Description: University Park North is an operating 726 MW natural-gas power plant in Will County, Illinois, commissioned in 2002. Plant records identify LSP University Park LLC as the operator and assign plant code 55640 and operator code 56928. The facility has 12 gas-turbine generators, numbered 1 through 12, with 60.5 MW nameplate capacity reported for each unit. — MBR | Index · confidence: medium
- Canonical name: University Park North — MBR | Index · confidence: high
- Canonical name: University Park North — MBR | Index · confidence: high
- Identifiers.0: {"value":"55640","system":"EIA plant code"} — MBR | Index · confidence: high
- Identifiers.1: {"value":"1-12","system":"EIA generator IDs"} — MBR | Index · confidence: high
- Identifiers.1: {"value":"1-12","system":"EIA generator IDs"} — MBR | Index · confidence: high
- Identifiers.2: {"value":"12922-12930; 13104-13106","system":"FERC EIA index record IDs"} — MBR | Index · confidence: high
- Identifiers.2: {"value":"12922-12930; 13104-13106","system":"FERC EIA index record IDs"} — MBR | Index · confidence: high
- Identifiers.3: {"value":"56928","system":"EIA operator code"} — Elect Plant Data with Gen. · confidence: medium
- Parties.0: {"relationship":"Owner and operator","name":"LSP University Park LLC","official_url":"https://www.lspower.com/"} — Elect Plant Data with Gen. · confidence: high
- Parties.2: {"relationship":"Financing and asset-management affiliate","name":"LS Power Equity Advisors","official_url":"https://www.lspower.com/"} — LS Power Completes a Refinancing of the University Park North, University Park South and Riverside Projects - LS Power · confidence: medium
- Parties.4: {"relationship":"Turbine supplier / OEM","name":"GE Power","official_url":null} — Power plant profile: University Park North Power Plant, US · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/lm6000 — LM6000 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine | GE Vernova · confidence: medium
- Description: University Park North is a 726 MW natural-gas-fired combustion-turbine plant in Will County, Illinois, with 12 generating units. The facility was commissioned in June 2002; project records identify GE Power as turbine supplier and ANR Pipeline as the gas supplier. PPL Corporation sold the plant to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors in March 2011, after which EIA records identified LSP University Park LLC as the operator. NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power generation portfolio on January 30, 2026, and NRG’s asset map lists University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned. — Power plant profile: University Park North Power Plant, US · confidence: medium
- Description: University Park North is a 726 MW natural-gas-fired combustion-turbine plant in Will County, Illinois, with 12 generating units. The facility was commissioned in June 2002; project records identify GE Power as turbine supplier and ANR Pipeline as the gas supplier. PPL Corporation sold the plant to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors in March 2011, after which EIA records identified LSP University Park LLC as the operator. NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power generation portfolio on January 30, 2026, and NRG’s asset map lists University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned. — Form 8-K/A for NRG Energy INC filed 02/02/2026 · confidence: medium
- Description: University Park North is a 726 MW natural-gas-fired combustion-turbine plant in Will County, Illinois, with 12 generating units. The facility was commissioned in June 2002; project records identify GE Power as turbine supplier and ANR Pipeline as the gas supplier. PPL Corporation sold the plant to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors in March 2011, after which EIA records identified LSP University Park LLC as the operator. NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power generation portfolio on January 30, 2026, and NRG’s asset map lists University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned. — Power Plant Locations & Asset Map · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["The 2011 PPL sale release describes the facility as 585 MW, while current plant records report 726 MW.","A separate project profile reports 540 MW and 12 turbines rated at 45 MW each, which conflicts with the 726 MW plant record and 60.5 MW generator records. The EIA/FERC plant identity and current 726 MW value are used here.","NRG’s official asset map presents University Park North and University Park South as a combined listing, so no separate consideration or ownership allocation for University Park North was disclosed in the portfolio transaction. No specific retirement or repowering event is documented in the cited plant history."] — Power plant profile: University Park North Power Plant, US · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["The 2011 PPL sale release describes the facility as 585 MW, while current plant records report 726 MW.","A separate project profile reports 540 MW and 12 turbines rated at 45 MW each, which conflicts with the 726 MW plant record and 60.5 MW generator records. The EIA/FERC plant identity and current 726 MW value are used here.","NRG’s official asset map presents University Park North and University Park South as a combined listing, so no separate consideration or ownership allocation for University Park North was disclosed in the portfolio transaction. No specific retirement or repowering event is documented in the cited plant history."] — Power Plant Locations & Asset Map · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: In December 2015, LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing covering University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside: a $550 million seven-year term loan plus a $10 million revolving facility. The 2011 PPL-to-LS Power transaction was sale consideration, not project financing, and was approximately $381 million in cash for a portfolio of assets. The later NRG transaction was also a portfolio sale rather than project financing: NRG agreed to $6.4 billion of cash consideration plus 24.25 million NRG shares, and its 2026 filing reported preliminary total consideration of $10.579 billion; LS Power described the completed transaction as approximately $13 billion in cash and NRG common stock. No plant-specific allocation of either portfolio transaction value was disclosed. — LS Power Completes a Refinancing of the University Park North, University Park South and Riverside Projects - LS Power · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: In December 2015, LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing covering University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside: a $550 million seven-year term loan plus a $10 million revolving facility. The 2011 PPL-to-LS Power transaction was sale consideration, not project financing, and was approximately $381 million in cash for a portfolio of assets. The later NRG transaction was also a portfolio sale rather than project financing: NRG agreed to $6.4 billion of cash consideration plus 24.25 million NRG shares, and its 2026 filing reported preliminary total consideration of $10.579 billion; LS Power described the completed transaction as approximately $13 billion in cash and NRG common stock. No plant-specific allocation of either portfolio transaction value was disclosed. — Form 8-K/A for NRG Energy INC filed 02/02/2026 · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-06","detail":"The plant was commissioned in June 2002. EIA/FERC records identify the University Park North generators as operating in 2002."},{"event":"PPL sale announced","date":"2010-09","detail":"PPL announced an approximately $381 million sale of certain non-core generating assets to LS Power Equity Advisors, with closing expected in the fourth quarter; the package included the University Park plant."},{"event":"Acquisition and sale closing","date":"2011-03-09","detail":"PPL completed the sale of its interests in the University Park plant and related assets to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors for approximately $381 million in cash."},{"event":"Hudson Generation Holdings financing","date":"2014-04-14","detail":"LS Power stated that its Hudson Generation Holdings financing included University Park North Energy Center among three natural-gas combustion-turbine facilities originally acquired from PPL Corporation and TPF Generation Holdings."},{"event":"Portfolio refinancing","date":"2015-12","detail":"LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing of University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside consisting of a $550 million seven-year term loan and a $10 million revolving facility."},{"event":"NRG acquisition agreement","date":"2025-05-12","detail":"NRG announced a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of natural-gas generation facilities and LS Power’s commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform in a cash-and-stock transaction with approximately $12.0 billion of enterprise value."},{"event":"Portfolio sale closed","date":"2026-01-30","detail":"NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power portfolio. The portfolio included approximately 13 GW of natural-gas generation, and NRG’s asset map subsequently listed University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned."}] — Power plant profile: University Park North Power Plant, US · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-06","detail":"The plant was commissioned in June 2002. EIA/FERC records identify the University Park North generators as operating in 2002."},{"event":"PPL sale announced","date":"2010-09","detail":"PPL announced an approximately $381 million sale of certain non-core generating assets to LS Power Equity Advisors, with closing expected in the fourth quarter; the package included the University Park plant."},{"event":"Acquisition and sale closing","date":"2011-03-09","detail":"PPL completed the sale of its interests in the University Park plant and related assets to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors for approximately $381 million in cash."},{"event":"Hudson Generation Holdings financing","date":"2014-04-14","detail":"LS Power stated that its Hudson Generation Holdings financing included University Park North Energy Center among three natural-gas combustion-turbine facilities originally acquired from PPL Corporation and TPF Generation Holdings."},{"event":"Portfolio refinancing","date":"2015-12","detail":"LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing of University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside consisting of a $550 million seven-year term loan and a $10 million revolving facility."},{"event":"NRG acquisition agreement","date":"2025-05-12","detail":"NRG announced a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of natural-gas generation facilities and LS Power’s commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform in a cash-and-stock transaction with approximately $12.0 billion of enterprise value."},{"event":"Portfolio sale closed","date":"2026-01-30","detail":"NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power portfolio. The portfolio included approximately 13 GW of natural-gas generation, and NRG’s asset map subsequently listed University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned."}] — PPL to sell assets for $381 million to affiliate of LS Power · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-06","detail":"The plant was commissioned in June 2002. EIA/FERC records identify the University Park North generators as operating in 2002."},{"event":"PPL sale announced","date":"2010-09","detail":"PPL announced an approximately $381 million sale of certain non-core generating assets to LS Power Equity Advisors, with closing expected in the fourth quarter; the package included the University Park plant."},{"event":"Acquisition and sale closing","date":"2011-03-09","detail":"PPL completed the sale of its interests in the University Park plant and related assets to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors for approximately $381 million in cash."},{"event":"Hudson Generation Holdings financing","date":"2014-04-14","detail":"LS Power stated that its Hudson Generation Holdings financing included University Park North Energy Center among three natural-gas combustion-turbine facilities originally acquired from PPL Corporation and TPF Generation Holdings."},{"event":"Portfolio refinancing","date":"2015-12","detail":"LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing of University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside consisting of a $550 million seven-year term loan and a $10 million revolving facility."},{"event":"NRG acquisition agreement","date":"2025-05-12","detail":"NRG announced a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of natural-gas generation facilities and LS Power’s commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform in a cash-and-stock transaction with approximately $12.0 billion of enterprise value."},{"event":"Portfolio sale closed","date":"2026-01-30","detail":"NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power portfolio. The portfolio included approximately 13 GW of natural-gas generation, and NRG’s asset map subsequently listed University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned."}] — LS Power Completes Hudson Generation Holdings... · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-06","detail":"The plant was commissioned in June 2002. EIA/FERC records identify the University Park North generators as operating in 2002."},{"event":"PPL sale announced","date":"2010-09","detail":"PPL announced an approximately $381 million sale of certain non-core generating assets to LS Power Equity Advisors, with closing expected in the fourth quarter; the package included the University Park plant."},{"event":"Acquisition and sale closing","date":"2011-03-09","detail":"PPL completed the sale of its interests in the University Park plant and related assets to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors for approximately $381 million in cash."},{"event":"Hudson Generation Holdings financing","date":"2014-04-14","detail":"LS Power stated that its Hudson Generation Holdings financing included University Park North Energy Center among three natural-gas combustion-turbine facilities originally acquired from PPL Corporation and TPF Generation Holdings."},{"event":"Portfolio refinancing","date":"2015-12","detail":"LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing of University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside consisting of a $550 million seven-year term loan and a $10 million revolving facility."},{"event":"NRG acquisition agreement","date":"2025-05-12","detail":"NRG announced a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of natural-gas generation facilities and LS Power’s commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform in a cash-and-stock transaction with approximately $12.0 billion of enterprise value."},{"event":"Portfolio sale closed","date":"2026-01-30","detail":"NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power portfolio. The portfolio included approximately 13 GW of natural-gas generation, and NRG’s asset map subsequently listed University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned."}] — LS Power Completes a Refinancing of the University Park North, University Park South and Riverside Projects - LS Power · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-06","detail":"The plant was commissioned in June 2002. EIA/FERC records identify the University Park North generators as operating in 2002."},{"event":"PPL sale announced","date":"2010-09","detail":"PPL announced an approximately $381 million sale of certain non-core generating assets to LS Power Equity Advisors, with closing expected in the fourth quarter; the package included the University Park plant."},{"event":"Acquisition and sale closing","date":"2011-03-09","detail":"PPL completed the sale of its interests in the University Park plant and related assets to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors for approximately $381 million in cash."},{"event":"Hudson Generation Holdings financing","date":"2014-04-14","detail":"LS Power stated that its Hudson Generation Holdings financing included University Park North Energy Center among three natural-gas combustion-turbine facilities originally acquired from PPL Corporation and TPF Generation Holdings."},{"event":"Portfolio refinancing","date":"2015-12","detail":"LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing of University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside consisting of a $550 million seven-year term loan and a $10 million revolving facility."},{"event":"NRG acquisition agreement","date":"2025-05-12","detail":"NRG announced a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of natural-gas generation facilities and LS Power’s commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform in a cash-and-stock transaction with approximately $12.0 billion of enterprise value."},{"event":"Portfolio sale closed","date":"2026-01-30","detail":"NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power portfolio. The portfolio included approximately 13 GW of natural-gas generation, and NRG’s asset map subsequently listed University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned."}] — NRG Energy Inc. to Acquire Premier Power Portfolio from... · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-06","detail":"The plant was commissioned in June 2002. EIA/FERC records identify the University Park North generators as operating in 2002."},{"event":"PPL sale announced","date":"2010-09","detail":"PPL announced an approximately $381 million sale of certain non-core generating assets to LS Power Equity Advisors, with closing expected in the fourth quarter; the package included the University Park plant."},{"event":"Acquisition and sale closing","date":"2011-03-09","detail":"PPL completed the sale of its interests in the University Park plant and related assets to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors for approximately $381 million in cash."},{"event":"Hudson Generation Holdings financing","date":"2014-04-14","detail":"LS Power stated that its Hudson Generation Holdings financing included University Park North Energy Center among three natural-gas combustion-turbine facilities originally acquired from PPL Corporation and TPF Generation Holdings."},{"event":"Portfolio refinancing","date":"2015-12","detail":"LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing of University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside consisting of a $550 million seven-year term loan and a $10 million revolving facility."},{"event":"NRG acquisition agreement","date":"2025-05-12","detail":"NRG announced a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of natural-gas generation facilities and LS Power’s commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform in a cash-and-stock transaction with approximately $12.0 billion of enterprise value."},{"event":"Portfolio sale closed","date":"2026-01-30","detail":"NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power portfolio. The portfolio included approximately 13 GW of natural-gas generation, and NRG’s asset map subsequently listed University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned."}] — Form 8-K/A for NRG Energy INC filed 02/02/2026 · confidence: medium
- Timeline: [{"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-06","detail":"The plant was commissioned in June 2002. EIA/FERC records identify the University Park North generators as operating in 2002."},{"event":"PPL sale announced","date":"2010-09","detail":"PPL announced an approximately $381 million sale of certain non-core generating assets to LS Power Equity Advisors, with closing expected in the fourth quarter; the package included the University Park plant."},{"event":"Acquisition and sale closing","date":"2011-03-09","detail":"PPL completed the sale of its interests in the University Park plant and related assets to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors for approximately $381 million in cash."},{"event":"Hudson Generation Holdings financing","date":"2014-04-14","detail":"LS Power stated that its Hudson Generation Holdings financing included University Park North Energy Center among three natural-gas combustion-turbine facilities originally acquired from PPL Corporation and TPF Generation Holdings."},{"event":"Portfolio refinancing","date":"2015-12","detail":"LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing of University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside consisting of a $550 million seven-year term loan and a $10 million revolving facility."},{"event":"NRG acquisition agreement","date":"2025-05-12","detail":"NRG announced a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of natural-gas generation facilities and LS Power’s commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform in a cash-and-stock transaction with approximately $12.0 billion of enterprise value."},{"event":"Portfolio sale closed","date":"2026-01-30","detail":"NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power portfolio. The portfolio included approximately 13 GW of natural-gas generation, and NRG’s asset map subsequently listed University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned."}] — Power Plant Locations & Asset Map · confidence: medium
- Quality notes.1: A separate project profile reports 540 MW and 12 turbines rated at 45 MW each, which conflicts with the 726 MW plant record and 60.5 MW generator records. The EIA/FERC plant identity and current 726 MW value are used here. — Power plant profile: University Park North Power Plant, US · confidence: high
- Quality notes.2: NRG’s official asset map presents University Park North and University Park South as a combined listing, so no separate consideration or ownership allocation for University Park North was disclosed in the portfolio transaction. No specific retirement or repowering event is documented in the cited plant history. — Power Plant Locations & Asset Map · confidence: high
- Quality notes.2: NRG’s official asset map presents University Park North and University Park South as a combined listing, so no separate consideration or ownership allocation for University Park North was disclosed in the portfolio transaction. No specific retirement or repowering event is documented in the cited plant history. — Form 8-K/A for NRG Energy INC filed 02/02/2026 · confidence: high
- Timeline.0: {"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2002-06","detail":"The plant was commissioned in June 2002. EIA/FERC records identify the University Park North generators as operating in 2002."} — Power plant profile: University Park North Power Plant, US · confidence: medium
- Timeline.1: {"event":"PPL sale announced","date":"2010-09","detail":"PPL announced an approximately $381 million sale of certain non-core generating assets to LS Power Equity Advisors, with closing expected in the fourth quarter; the package included the University Park plant."} — PPL to sell assets for $381 million to affiliate of LS Power · confidence: medium
- Timeline.3: {"event":"Hudson Generation Holdings financing","date":"2014-04-14","detail":"LS Power stated that its Hudson Generation Holdings financing included University Park North Energy Center among three natural-gas combustion-turbine facilities originally acquired from PPL Corporation and TPF Generation Holdings."} — LS Power Completes Hudson Generation Holdings... · confidence: medium
- Timeline.4: {"event":"Portfolio refinancing","date":"2015-12","detail":"LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing of University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside consisting of a $550 million seven-year term loan and a $10 million revolving facility."} — LS Power Completes a Refinancing of the University Park North, University Park South and Riverside Projects - LS Power · confidence: high
- Timeline.5: {"event":"NRG acquisition agreement","date":"2025-05-12","detail":"NRG announced a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of natural-gas generation facilities and LS Power’s commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform in a cash-and-stock transaction with approximately $12.0 billion of enterprise value."} — NRG Energy Inc. to Acquire Premier Power Portfolio from... · confidence: medium
- Timeline.6: {"event":"Portfolio sale closed","date":"2026-01-30","detail":"NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power portfolio. The portfolio included approximately 13 GW of natural-gas generation, and NRG’s asset map subsequently listed University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned."} — Form 8-K/A for NRG Energy INC filed 02/02/2026 · confidence: high
- Timeline.6: {"event":"Portfolio sale closed","date":"2026-01-30","detail":"NRG completed its acquisition of the LS Power portfolio. The portfolio included approximately 13 GW of natural-gas generation, and NRG’s asset map subsequently listed University Park North & South as 100% NRG-owned."} — Power Plant Locations & Asset Map · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.6: {"relationship":"Turbine supplier","name":"GE Power","detail":"A project profile identifies GE Power as the turbine supplier for the plant.","official_url":null} — Power plant profile: University Park North Power Plant, US · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.8: {"relationship":"Operations and maintenance contractor","name":"IHI Power Services","detail":"A project profile identifies IHI Power Services as the operations and maintenance contractor, with the contract commencing in 2018 for five years.","official_url":null} — Power plant profile: University Park North Power Plant, US · confidence: medium
- Acquisition date: 2011-03-09 — PPL Completes Sale of Certain Non-Core Generating Assets · confidence: high
- Transaction scope: portfolio_includes_asset — PPL Completes Sale of Certain Non-Core Generating Assets · confidence: high
- Interconnection voltage kv: 345 — Source · confidence: medium
- Operating status: operating — University Park North power station - Global Energy Monitor · confidence: high

## Timeline

- 2011-03-09 — Acquisition and sale closing
  PPL completed the sale of its interests in the University Park plant and related assets to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors for approximately $381 million in cash.
  Source: PPL Completes Sale of Certain Non-Core Generating Assets (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ppl-completes-sale-of-certain-non-core-generating-assets-117680528.html)
- 2015-12 — Portfolio refinancing
  LS Power Equity Advisors completed a refinancing of University Park North, University Park South, and Riverside consisting of a $550 million seven-year term loan and a $10 million revolving facility.
  Source: LS Power Completes a Refinancing of the University Park North, University Park South and Riverside Projects - LS Power (https://www.lspower.com/news/ls-power-completes-refinancing-university-park-north-university-park-south-riverside-projects/)

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- [Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/) — eia.gov · tier regulatory

## Data quality

- The 2011 PPL sale release describes the facility as 585 MW, while current plant records report 726 MW. A separate project profile reports 540 MW and 12 turbines rated at 45 MW each, which conflicts with the 726 MW plant record and 60.5 MW generator records. The EIA/FERC plant identity and current 726 MW value are used here. NRG’s official asset map presents University Park North and University Park South as a combined listing, so no separate consideration or ownership allocation for University Park North was disclosed in the portfolio transaction. No specific retirement or repowering event is documented in the cited plant history.

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