19th largest plant in Ohio · 527th nationally
Tait Electric Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 681 MW. It generates roughly 1.3M MWh per year — enough to power about 123,619 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 22% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1490 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Tait Electric Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kimura Power Llc |
| City | Moraine |
| County | Montgomery County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 45439 |
| Coordinates | 39.72725, -84.21108 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 106 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 104 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 94.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 94.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 94.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 94.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 84.2 MW | Operating | 1998 |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| IC2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| IC3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| IC4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 967.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 9 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 618 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1490 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.