Painesville is a 55.5 MW coal-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Painesville since 1972. Ranked #260 of 297 coal plants in the United States. Its 55.5 MW accounts for 0.02% of the country's total coal capacity of 261,836 MW. The largest coal plant in the United States is W A Parish at 4,008 MW, making Painesville 72.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include the Perry Nuclear Generating Station (1311.6 MW, Nuclear), Perry (1311.6 MW, Nuclear), and FirstEnergy Eastlake Power Plant (1289 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Lake County, approximately 50 km northeast of Cleveland.
54 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,821. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #12,695 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,537 of 2,793 Coal plants worldwide
54 years in operation
Coal fleet average: 29.2 years
City of Painesville operates 1 plants totalling 56 MW
43 plants within 100 km, 7,876 MW combined
Location
Estimates based on Coal emission factor (820 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (55%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Coal
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
Nearby Power Plants
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