Fremont Energy Center — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55701
- Capacity
- 739.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Sandusky, OH
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 4,028,785 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 62.3%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Fremont Energy Center
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #11 of 46 Natural Gas plants in OH#276 of 2009 nationally
739.5 MW Natural Gas operating in Sandusky, OH — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAWD
739.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.3774, -83.1605
County
Sandusky, OH
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc | — | — |
| Owner(s) | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Fremont Energy Center is a 739.5 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Sandusky County, Ohio. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. It consists of three generators utilizing combined cycle technology. Fremont Energy Center is the 11th largest power plant in Ohio out of 25, and ranks 281st nationally out of 945 plants.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. In its latest year of reported generation, Fremont Energy Center produced 4,028,785 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 62.3%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
246.1K MWh
Latest Month
4.0M MWh
Annual Generation
62.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
FREMONTE
Pricing Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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