72nd largest plant in Ohio · 4113th nationally
Hamilton Peaking is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 32.0 MW. It generates roughly 1.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 143 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1830 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hamilton Peaking |
|---|---|
| Operator | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc |
| City | Hamilton |
| County | Butler County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 45015 |
| Coordinates | 39.35280, -84.51830 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 32.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 1.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1830 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.