9th largest plant in Ohio · 296th nationally
Oregon Clean Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 1,062 MW. It generates roughly 6.5M MWh per year — enough to power about 619,533 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 70% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 802 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 (1,062 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 | Oregon Clean Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oregon Clean Energy Center |
| City | Oregon |
| County | Lucas County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 43616 |
| Coordinates | 41.66793, -83.44366 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG10 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 404 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CTG11 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 328 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CTG12 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 328 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| EDG13 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CO₂ | 2.6M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 13 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 123 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 802 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.