Dover Peaking

🛢 OilElectric Utility10 MW capacity

95th largest plant in Ohio · 5556th nationally

Dover Peaking is a oil power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 10.8 MW. It generates roughly 134 MWh per year — enough to power about 12 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 3259 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity11 MWnameplate
Annual Generation134 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂218metric tons

Location

Plant NameDover Peaking
OperatorAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
CityDover
CountyTuscarawas County
StateOhio
ZIP44622
Coordinates40.54160, -81.49850

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasCoalOilSolarBattery Storage

Generators (6)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating1999
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating1999
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating1999
4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating1999
5Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating1999
6Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating1999

Ownership

OwnerLocationShare
Other2710.0%
City Of Hamilton - (Oh)Hamilton, OH2387.0%
City Of Bowling Green - (Oh)Bowling Green, OH1432.0%
City Of Cuyahoga Falls - (Oh)Cuyahoga Falls, OH746.0%
City Of Wadsworth - (Oh)Wadsworth, OH581.0%
City Of Dover - (Oh)Dover, OH522.0%
City Of PainesvillePainesville, OH522.0%
City Of GalionGalion, OH429.0%
City Of Amherst- (Oh)Amherst, OH373.0%
City Of St Marys - (Oh)St Marys, OH298.0%

Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.

Emissions (annual)

CO₂218 metric tons
NOₓ4 metric tons
CO₂ Rate3259 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 lb/MWhThis plant3,259 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityPjm Interconnection, Llc

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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