92nd largest plant in Ohio · 5400th nationally
Bay View Backup Power Facility is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 12.0 MW. It generates roughly 424 MWh per year — enough to power about 40 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1112 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bay View Backup Power Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cot/Division Of Water Reclamation |
| City | Toledo |
| County | Lucas County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 43611 |
| Coordinates | 41.68833, -83.48472 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2007 |
| G2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2007 |
| G3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2007 |
| G4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2007 |
| G5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2007 |
| G6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2007 |
| CO₂ | 236 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 6 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1112 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.