81st largest plant in Ohio · 4934th nationally
Oberlin (Oh) is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 18.5 MW. It generates roughly 292 MWh per year — enough to power about 27 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 3049 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Oberlin (Oh) |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Oberlin - (Oh) |
| City | Oberlin |
| County | Lorain County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 44074 |
| Coordinates | 41.28360, -82.21940 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.1 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 3A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.1 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.7 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1958 |
| IC4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.1 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1951 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1948 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Retired | 1951 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1934 |
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.4 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| CO₂ | 445 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 10 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 3049 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.