1st largest plant in Ohio · 25th nationally
Gavin Power, Llc is a coal power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 2,600 MW. It generates roughly 13.5M MWh per year — enough to power about 1,288,590 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 59% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2173 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (2,600 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 | Gavin Power, Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Gavin Power, Llc |
| City | Cheshire |
| County | Gallia County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 45620 |
| Coordinates | 38.93470, -82.11580 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 1,300 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 1,300 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lightstone Generation Llc | Princeton, NJ | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 14.7M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 18.4k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 6.3k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2173 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 |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.