About CPV Three Rivers Energy Center

Project Overview

The CPV Three River Energy Center is a planned 1,250 megawatt natural gas-fueled combined-cycle electric generation facility to be located in Goose Lake Township, Grundy County, Illinois. The facility will be capable of powering more than 1.25 million homes and businesses, helping to safely meet the demand for energy in Illinois with reliable, cost-effective and environmentally-responsible low emissions generation.

The project will use clean-burning natural gas and state-of-the-art technology, including two combustion turbines (“CT”), two heat recovery steam generators (“HRSG”) and two steam turbines (“ST”) to maximize efficiency. Once complete, CPV Three Rivers will be one of the cleanest, most efficient generating facilities of its kind.

Project Details

Type of Facility: 1,250 MW natural gas-powered, 2 – 1×1 combined-cycle, electric generating energy center

Location: 80-acre site located two miles south of the Illinois River in Goose Lake Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Capacity: 1,250 MW

Energy Center Online: 2023

Fuel: 36-inch Kinder Morgan (NGPL) pipeline traverses the project site

Electric Interconnection: Two 345kV lines located 0.15 miles north of the project site, or the Dresden 345kV substation located ~1.5 miles north of site

Water: On-site wells