WHAT Abbott Power Plant does.
Provides reliable and environmentally responsible power for electricity and steam for space
heating, domestic hot water heating and kitchen use to the majority of buildings on the University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
WHEN it was built.
1940.
WHAT technologies make it unique.
- Combined heat and power to optimize energy efficiency.
- Fuel flexibility to enhance cost-effectiveness.
- Equipment redundancy to provide reliability.
- Flue-gas scrubbing to reduce emissions.
WHAT key equipment makes it work.
Emissions controls
Chiyoda flue-gas desulfurization system
(wet scrubber with jet bubbling reactor [JBR] design)
Electrostatic precipitators (three)
HOW MUCH electricity and steam it produces.
84 MW electricity, with 77 MW peak load
1,235,000 lb/hr steam, with peak demand
approximately 550,000 lb/hr
Discover what’s
inside
Steam production equipment capacity:
1,235,000 lb/hr
Boilers 5, 6 150,000 lb/hr ea.
Boiler 1, 2, 3 175,000 lb/hr ea.
Boiler 7 190,000 lb/hr ea.
Heat-recovery
steam generators 1, 2 110,000 lb/hr ea.