Akron WRF
Summit County, Ohio · EIA plant ID 58980 · Operator: City of Akron
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor45%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), other 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.7 | 63.4% | — |
| 2015 | 7.9 | 50.1% | — |
| 2016 | 8.2 | 52.0% | — |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 51.3% | — |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 45.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 51.3% | — |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 51.4% | — |
| 2021 | 7.9 | 50.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4 | 46.7% | — |
| 2023 | 7.9 | 50.3% | — |
| 2024 | 7.9 | 50.2% | — |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 35.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2G-1 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | May 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2G-2 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | May 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2G-3 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | May 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Akron. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Akron | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cuyahoga Falls 1 | 14 MW | 8 km |
| Akron Recycle Energy Plant | retired | 9.5 km |
| IGS AKC1 | 4 MW | 11.6 km |
| Wadsworth IPS RTO BTM | 11 MW | 15.2 km |
| Summit Street Power Plant | 13 MW | 19.1 km |
| Wadsworth HBS RTO BTM | 11 MW | 20 km |