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Lorain County, Ohio · EIA plant ID 2836 · Operator: NRG Power Midwest LP
×712 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Mar 2022)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,584.3 | — | — |
| 2002 | 4,169.1 | — | — |
| 2003 | 3,826 | 57.9% | 10,349 |
| 2004 | 2,739.2 | 41.3% | 10,282 |
| 2005 | 3,542.5 | 53.6% | 10,027 |
| 2006 | 3,548.8 | 53.7% | 10,134 |
| 2007 | 2,915.8 | 43.3% | 9,893 |
| 2008 | 2,814.3 | 43.2% | 10,136 |
| 2009 | 3,099.6 | 47.7% | 9,912 |
| 2010 | 2,809.8 | 41.9% | 9,748 |
| 2011 | 2,526 | 37.7% | 9,784 |
| 2012 | 2,644.6 | 40.7% | 9,686 |
| 2013 | 2,892.9 | 44.6% | 9,760 |
| 2014 | 2,147.1 | 33.1% | 10,024 |
| 2015 | 2,753.6 | 42.5% | 9,737 |
| 2016 | 1,100.3 | 18.1% | 10,388 |
| 2017 | 535.6 | 9.6% | 10,736 |
| 2018 | 1,068.6 | 19.1% | 10,868 |
| 2019 | 443.7 | 7.9% | 11,375 |
| 2020 | 234.7 | 4.1% | 11,732 |
| 2021 | 828.7 | 14.5% | 10,958 |
| 2022 | 490.2 | 53.1% | 10,356 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 32.1 | 25 | Jan 1968 | Retired Mar 2022 | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 75 | 10 | Jan 1949 | Retired Jan 2002 | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 86 | 70 | Jan 1949 | Retired May 2016 | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 680 | 627 | Jan 1970 | Retired Mar 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: NRG Power Midwest LP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Cuyahoga County Landfill | 4 MW | 26.2 km |
| Oberlin Spear Point Solar One | 2 MW | 26.6 km |
| Oberlin (OH) | 19 MW | 28.1 km |
| West 41st Street | 32 MW | 28.5 km |