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Greenville Electric Generating Station

Darke County, Ohio · EIA plant ID 55228 · Operator: Buckeye Power, Inc
Natural gasNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine⛽ Dual-fuelPJMBA: PJM
Nameplate236MWSummer 196 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation82GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor5%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,603Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2000Runs as peaking

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
-200204060GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%5%10%200520102015202020254.8% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
9,00010,00011,00012,0002005201020152020202510,603 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20011207.6%10,936
2002148.39.4%10,378
200349.23.1%10,597
200439.92.5%10,946
200554.13.5%11,041
200645.52.9%11,999
200752.83.4%11,251
200820.31.1%11,942
2009191.1%11,790
201056.63.2%11,257
201144.12.5%11,039
201263.93.6%10,903
201337.52.2%10,701
201447.92.8%10,497
201542.42.5%10,381
201686.25.0%10,344
201793.65.5%10,231
2018212.512.4%9,714
2019190.811.1%9,922
202098.15.7%9,672
2021185.610.8%9,589
2022200.111.7%9,768
202368.54.0%11,298
20241056.1%10,317
202582.24.8%10,603

Fuel capability

Gas-fired turbines (CT/GT/CA/CS) that can also burn liquid fuel. EIA-860 Schedule 3 for capability, EIA-923 for actual burn.
StatusLikely still dual fuel
Liquid fuel burned · 36 mo17,661 MMBtu
Last month with liquid burnDec 2025
Switch while operatingYes
Net summer MW on gas196
Net summer MW on oil192
Time gas → oilup to 1 h (EIA 1H)
Time oil → gasup to 1 h (EIA 1H)

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 IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT5949Jun 2000Operating—coming soon
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT5949Jun 2000Operating—coming soon
GT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT5949Jun 2000Operating—coming soon
GT4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT5949Jun 2000Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Buckeye Power, Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Buckeye Power, Inc100.0%236 MW

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