Wadsworth Hbs Rto Btm

🛢 OilElectric Utility10 MW capacity

95th largest plant in Ohio · 5556th nationally

Wadsworth Hbs Rto Btm is a oil power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 10.8 MW. It generates roughly 383 MWh per year — enough to power about 36 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1336 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
Capacity11 MWnameplate
Annual Generation383 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂256metric tons

Location

Plant NameWadsworth Hbs Rto Btm
OperatorAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
CityWadsworth
CountyMedina County
StateOhio
ZIP44281
Coordinates41.03539, -81.74896

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

Natural GasOilSolarBiomass

Generators (4)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
PB1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.7 MWOperating2020
PB2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.7 MWOperating2020
PB3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.7 MWOperating2020
PB4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.7 MWOperating2020

Emissions (annual)

CO₂256 metric tons
NOₓ5 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1336 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,336 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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