Zion Energy Center
Constellation Energy CorporationLake County
Zion Energy Center is a natural gas-fired power facility with 596.7 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Lake County, Illinois, registered as EIA Plant ID 55392. Zion Energy LLC owns and operates the plant. It operates in the PJM market as a dual-fuel peaking facility.
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Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Zion Energy Center is operating.
345 kV · Commonwealth Edison (ComEd)
PJM
EIA plant 55392 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Operating | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Operating | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Operating | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CTG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | canceled_or_postponed | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CTG5 |
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | 198.9 MW 161 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT | Jun 2002 | Operating |
| CTG2 | 198.9 MW 162 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT | Jun 2002 | Operating |
| CTG3 | 198.9 MW 155 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine GT | Jun 2003 | Operating |
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
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EIA-860 lists generator CTG1, generator CTG2 with this operating date.
PJM · Lake County
| Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine |
| canceled_or_postponed |
| 198.9 |
| Unknown |
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
EIA-860 lists generator CTG3 with this operating date.
An affiliate of Energy Capital Partners and a consortium including Access Industries and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board completed the acquisition of Calpine from its stockholders. Calpine stockholders were to receive $15.25 per share; ECP describes the take-private as a $17 billion transaction that closed in March 2018. This was an indirect parent-level ownership change for Zion, not a separately priced Zion sale.
Constellation announced a cash-and-stock agreement to acquire Calpine at an equity purchase price of approximately $16.4 billion, comprising 50 million Constellation shares and $4.5 billion cash plus assumed Calpine net debt of approximately $12.7 billion.
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Zion Energy Center reports 596.7 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Zion Energy Center is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Lake County, IL, participating in the PJM market.
Zion Energy Center is in Lake County, IL, inside the PJM balancing area.
Zion Energy Center is operated by Zion Energy LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Zion Energy Center reported 363.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
Zion Energy Center interconnects at Zion Energy Center Substation, on the Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) system.
By capacity, Zion Energy Center ranks #64 of 829 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #6 of 37 in IL.
Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.
