67th largest plant in Ohio · 3730th nationally
Central Utility Plant Cincinnati is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 47.2 MW. It generates roughly 226.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 21,519 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 55% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 650 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (47.2 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Central Utility Plant Cincinnati |
|---|---|
| Operator | University Of Cincinnati |
| City | Cincinnati |
| County | Hamilton County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 45221 |
| Coordinates | 39.13453, -84.50942 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 21.5 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 11.9 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 11.9 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| P005 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| CO₂ | 73.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 162 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 650 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.