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18.5 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (17 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (1 MW) operating in Lorain, OH
18.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
9
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1948
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.2840, -82.2192
County
Lorain, OH
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Oberlin - (OH) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Oberlin - (OH) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Oberlin power plant, located in Lorain County, Ohio, has a total capacity of 18.5 MW. The plant began operating in 1948 and is owned and operated by the City of Oberlin. It utilizes both natural gas and petroleum liquids as primary fuels, employing natural gas internal combustion engine technology. The facility consists of 9 generators and is considered a hybrid plant.
In the most recent year with available data, the Oberlin plant generated 634 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.4%. The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. In terms of size, the Oberlin plant ranks 36th out of 46 power plants in Ohio and 1331st out of 1963 plants nationally.
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ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
Grid Voltage
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
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63 MWh
Latest Month
634 MWh
Annual Generation
0.4%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
3049 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
68 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.516 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.074 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.010 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.2%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
3054 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC West
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $14.1M
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Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
OBERLIN 69 KV LD1
Pricing Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Location Type
Load Node
Node Source
Curated node match
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-14
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