Montpelier

🛢 OilElectric Utility10 MW capacity

95th largest plant in Ohio · 5556th nationally

Montpelier is a oil power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 10.8 MW. It generates roughly 323 MWh per year — enough to power about 30 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1823 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 Generation323 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂294metric tons

Location

Plant NameMontpelier
OperatorAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
CityMontpelier
CountyWilliams County
StateOhio
ZIP43543
Coordinates41.58550, -84.57940

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

Natural GasOilWindSolarBiomass

Generators (6)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2000
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2000
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2000
4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2000
5Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2000
6Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2000

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)

CO₂294 metric tons
SO₂1 metric tons
NOₓ6 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1823 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,823 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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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