West Lorain

OperatingDistillate OilNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #19 of 46 Natural Gas plants in OH#440 of 2009 nationally

555.6 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (425 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (131 MW) operating in Lorain, OH — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAWD

555.6 MW

Nameplate Capacity

7

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Petroleum Liquids

1973

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.4297, -82.2622

County

Lorain, OH

Nearby Plants

Oberlin Spear Point Solar One
Solar2 MW · 14.3 km
Oberlin (OH)
Natural Gas18.5 MW · 16.6 km
Wellington
Distillate Oil1 MW · 29.8 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Vermillion Power LLC	Vermillion Power	—
Owner(s)	Vermillion Power LLC	Lotus HS Holdings	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

West Lorain is a 555.6 MW hybrid power plant located in Lorain County, Ohio. The plant, which began operating in 1973, is owned by Lotus HS Holdings and operated by Vermillion Power LLC. It utilizes both natural gas and petroleum liquids as fuel, employing natural gas-fired combustion turbine technology. West Lorain consists of 7 generators and operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region.

In the most recent year of reported data, West Lorain generated 1,701,965 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 34.9%. The plant is ranked as the 19th largest in Ohio out of 25 plants, and 445th nationally out of 945 plants. Recent news coverage of West Lorain includes 3 articles related to deals and 2 articles related to the power industry.

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