194th largest plant in Ohio · 12726th nationally
Cleveland Thermal is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 1.0 MW. It generates roughly 1.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 175 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 671 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 (1.0 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 | Cleveland Thermal |
|---|---|
| Operator | Corix Cleveland Thermal Generating Lp |
| City | Cleveland |
| County | Cuyahoga County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 44114 |
| Coordinates | 41.50940, -81.68227 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| ST2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CO₂ | 620 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 671 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.