FirstEnergy West Lorain power station

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FirstEnergy West Lorain power station is an operating power station of at least 555-megawatts (MW) in Lorain, Ohio, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
FirstEnergy West Lorain power station Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States 41.429444, -82.26444 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 41.429444, -82.26444
  • Unit 1A, Unit 1B: 41.429444, -82.264444

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1A operating[2] fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 65.3[2] gas turbine[2] 1973[2]
Unit 1B operating[2] fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 65.3[2] gas turbine[2] 1973[2]
Unit 2 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 85[1] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit 3 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 85[1] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit 4 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 85[1] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit 5 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 85[1] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]
Unit 6 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 85[1] gas turbine[1] 2001[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1A Vermillion Power LLC [100.0%]
Unit 1B Vermillion Power LLC [100.0%]
Unit 2 Vermillion Power LLC [100.0%]
Unit 3 Vermillion Power LLC [100.0%]
Unit 4 Vermillion Power LLC [100.0%]
Unit 5 Vermillion Power LLC [100.0%]
Unit 6 Vermillion Power LLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20240204144749/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/xls/eia8602022.zip. Archived from the original on 04 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20211122185052/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/july_generator2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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