Power Plants in Lorain County, Ohio

Lorain County, Ohio has 5 power plants totaling 604 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants5operating sites
Capacity604 MWnameplate
Generation1.1M MWhannual
CO₂789.9kmetric tons/year
Oil 92%Biomass 5%Natural Gas 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
West LorainLorainOil556 MWVermillion Power Llc
Loraine County ProjectOberlinBiomass27.2 MWEnergy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
Oberlin (Oh)OberlinNatural Gas18.5 MWCity Of Oberlin - (Oh)
Oberlin Spear Point Solar OneOberlinSolar2.0 MWOberlin College
WellingtonWellingtonOil1.0 MWAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc

About power generation in Lorain County

Lorain County, Ohio has 5 power plants totaling 604 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the dominant fuel source at 92% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (5%) and Natural Gas (3%). The largest facility is West Lorain at 555 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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