63rd largest plant in Ohio · 3672nd nationally
Bowling Green Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 49.5 MW. It generates roughly 2.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 196 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1400 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bowling Green Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc |
| City | Bowling Green |
| County | Wood County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 43402 |
| Coordinates | 41.39737, -83.64124 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 33.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.5 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 1.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1400 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.