23rd largest plant in Ohio · 654th nationally
Woodsdale is a natural gas power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 572 MW. It generates roughly 166.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 15,887 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2407 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Woodsdale |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc |
| City | Trenton |
| County | Butler County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 45067 |
| Coordinates | 39.44920, -84.46110 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.3 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.3 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.3 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.3 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.3 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.3 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| CO₂ | 200.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 210 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2407 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.