North American - Erie Generating Station
Other power plant · Erie County, Ohio
Nameplate capacity
2.4 MW
Rank in Ohio
#179
of 219 plants
In service since
2010
April 2010
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- —
- County
- Erie County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Ohio
- #43 of 53
- EIA plant code
- 57249
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2014 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Morton Salt Rittman | Natural gas | 2.5 MW |
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| Hamilton Hydro | Hydro | 2.2 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.4 MW solar plant and a 2.4 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Ohio power plants · What Ohio actually generates