Seville

🛢 OilElectric Utility5 MW capacity

117th largest plant in Ohio · 6865th nationally

Seville is a oil power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 5.4 MW. It generates roughly 153 MWh per year — enough to power about 14 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1819 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
Capacity5 MWnameplate
Annual Generation153 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂139metric tons

Location

Plant NameSeville
OperatorAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
CitySeville
CountyMedina County
StateOhio
ZIP44273
Coordinates41.03170, -81.87140

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

Natural GasOilSolarBiomass

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2001
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2001
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2001

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)

CO₂139 metric tons
NOₓ3 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1819 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,819 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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