75th largest plant in Ohio · 4300th nationally
Loraine County Project is a biomass power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 27.2 MW. It generates roughly 8.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 852 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Loraine County Project |
|---|---|
| Operator | Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl |
| City | Oberlin |
| County | Lorain County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 44074 |
| Coordinates | 41.30060, -82.18030 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 11 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 12 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 13 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 14 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 15 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 16 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 17 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 18 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 9 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| 6 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| 7 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2003 |
| 8 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 2003 |
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
|---|
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 |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.