51st largest plant in Ohio · 2670th nationally
Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - Chilli is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 92.8 MW. It generates roughly 291.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 27,775 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 36% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (92.8 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 | Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - Chilli |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pixelle Specialty Solution, Llc |
| City | Chillicothe |
| County | Ross County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 45601 |
| Coordinates | 39.32461, -82.97404 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-12 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 31.0 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| T-13 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 27.2 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| T-11 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 24.0 MW | Operating | 1958 |
| T-10 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 10.6 MW | Out of Service | 1952 |
| NOₓ | 106 metric tons |
|---|
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.