7th largest plant in Ohio · 248th nationally
Miami Fort is a coal power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 1,181 MW. It generates roughly 2.8M MWh per year — enough to power about 264,914 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 27% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2251 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 (1,181 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 | Miami Fort |
|---|---|
| Operator | Luminant Miami Fort |
| City | North Bend |
| County | Hamilton County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 45052 |
| Coordinates | 39.11280, -84.80360 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 558 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| 7 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 557 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 6 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 163 MW | Retired | 1960 |
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 100 MW | Retired | 1949 |
| GT3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 16.5 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| GT4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 16.5 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| GT5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 16.5 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| GT6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 16.5 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | Cincinnati, OH | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 3.1M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5.3k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 3.9k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2251 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.