88th largest plant in Ohio · 5306th nationally
Summit Street Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 13.2 MW. It generates roughly 31.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,948 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 27% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 610 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Summit Street Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kent State University |
| City | Kent |
| County | Portage County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 44242 |
| Coordinates | 41.14306, -81.34083 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| GT-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.7 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CO₂ | 9.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 26 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 610 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.