Goose Creek Energy Center
Encyclopedia
Goose Creek Energy Center is a 450 megawatt natural gas
fired power station
located in Goose Creek township
, Piatt County
, Illinois
between Lodge, Illinois
and De Land, Illinois
. Previously owned by Aquila Piatt County Power, purchased by Ameren
UE in 2006.
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
fired power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
located in Goose Creek township
Goose Creek Township, Piatt County, Illinois
Goose Creek Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 852.Ameren's Goose Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator power plant, is located in Goose Creek Township.-Geography:...
, Piatt County
Piatt County, Illinois
Piatt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 16,729, which is an increase of 2.2% from 16,365 in 2000...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
between Lodge, Illinois
Lodge, Illinois
Lodge is an unincorporated town in Sangamon Township, Piatt County, Illinois, USA....
and De Land, Illinois
De Land, Illinois
De Land is a village in Piatt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 475 at the 2000 census. The name of the village is spelled De Land by the census bureau, but it is alternately spelled as one word .-Geography:...
. Previously owned by Aquila Piatt County Power, purchased by Ameren
Ameren
Ameren Corporation was created December 31, 1997 by the merger of Missouri's Union Electric Company and the neighboring Central Illinois Public Service Company . It is now a holding company for several power companies and energy companies. The company is based in St...
UE in 2006.