58th largest plant in Ohio · 3447th nationally
Painesville is a coal power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 55.5 MW. It generates roughly 749 MWh per year — enough to power about 71 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 3861 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 (55.5 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 | Painesville |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Painesville |
| City | Painesville |
| County | Lake County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 44077 |
| Coordinates | 41.72650, -81.25400 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 22.0 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 16.5 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 7.5 MW | Standby | 1953 |
| ST2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 7.5 MW | Standby | 1949 |
| WPCP1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CO₂ | 1.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 13 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 3861 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.